Forecasters with the National Weather Service say a powerful winter storm may blast southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle early next week.

But exactly where it will hit and how severely remains something of a guessing game at this point. The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service posted this statement on its website this morning:

''Confidence is steadily increasing in a potentially strong winter storm impacting portions of the Central and Northern Plains. The highest confidence in significant impacts is in the Pine Ridge area from northern Nebraska panhandle to east-central Wyoming.''


Here is the forecast for Cheyenne for the next week:

 

Today
Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 29. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 11pm. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.
Here is the Laramie Forecast:
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. West wind around 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 14. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 8am. High near 17. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Windy.
Wednesday
A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Blustery.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. Breezy.

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