55 MPH Winds, Near Blizzard Conditions Expected In SE Wyoming
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for parts of southeast Wyoming over the next few days.
As of Sunday morning, neither Cheyenne nor Laramie was included in the watch area, but the agency also said that the watch area might be expanded as the storm moves into the region.
Forecasters did say that Laramie has a 69 percent chance of getting four inches of snow or more, while Cheyenne has a 35 percent chance. Casper, Douglas, and Lusk were included in the watch area, as were the Sierra Madre and Snowy Range mountain ranges.
The agency posted the following on its website:
8 AM 12/11/2022 – Winter Storm Watches have been expanded across the Nebraska panhandle and overall forecast snow totals have increased since yesterday.
The agency issued a special weather statement on Saturday that included the following;
- A potent winter storm is expected to bring strong winds and accumulating snowfall to the area on Monday.
- Wind gusts in excess of 45-55mph will create low visibility and near blizzard conditions at times when combined with accumulating snow.
- Areas of highest confidence in snowfall accumulations reside in the Pine Ridge areas from the northern Nebraska Panhandle into east central Wyoming.
- Additional areas of high confidence of snowfall accumulations reside in the Snowy and Sierra Madre mountain ranges.
Here is the forecast for Cheyenne:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow likely. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Windy.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Windy.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.
Friday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Blustery.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Blustery.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery.
Here is the Laramie Forecast:
Today
Sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Low around 11. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tuesday
Snow. Widespread blowing snow. High near 15. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Snow. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 12. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Windy.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Blustery.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Blustery.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
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