weather

Snow and strong winds are expected to combine to create difficult travel conditions on Tuesday with slippery roads, areas of blowing snow, and reduced visibility.

The blizzard warning in Carbon County is expected to continue until 5 p.m. Monday.

Snow is also in the forecast for parts of southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle Monday and Tuesday.

If you've ever wondered how you can become an official storm spotter, the National Weather Service is offering severe weather spotter training classes in Cheyenne in April.

We are no where near spring until we have made it past second winter. And maybe third winter.

A day earlier, WYDOT crews worked to clear snow drifts that were several feet high in the Elk Mountain area.

Confidence is increasing that the high winds will spill over into eastern Platte County, and also further eastward from the Southern Foothills into Cheyenne for Laramie County.

High Wind Warnings posted for Arlington, Elk Mountain, Wheatland, Bordeaux, Vedauwoo, Cheyenne and the Interstate 80 Summit between Laramie and Cheyenne.

Due to the high number of crashes related to the slick road conditions, the Cheyenne Police Department has activated its Accident Alert System.

Temperatures in the Captial City topped out at 29 degrees Monday. At Base Esperanza, the high was a balmy 53 degrees.