Cheyenne NWS: Winds Of 80-100+ MPH Possible In SE Wyoming This Week

Cheyenne NWS: Winds Of 80-100+ MPH Possible In SE Wyoming This Week

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The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service is warning about the possibility of damaging winds in southeast Wyoming on Thursday.

How damaging? According to a special weather packet issued by the agency on Monday:

High End Wind Event for Thursday

Increasing Confidence in a High End, Impactful Wind Event.

➔ There has been a consistent signal for very strong winds Thursday into Friday this week.

➔ All parameters are nearly maxed out or in the 90th+ percentile for this time of year. ➔ Strongest winds expected in the typical wind prone areas. Winds are expected to spill out of the wind prones.

◆ 80-100+mph possible in wind prones.

◆ 70-80+mph possible outside of wind prones.

➔ Low afternoon RH on Thursday may lead to extremely dangerous fire weather conditions.

➔ Timing Confidence: Medium to High

➔ Max Gust Confidence: Medium

Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of rain before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9pm and midnight, then a slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Windy.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Windy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Breezy.
Laramie Forecast
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a west southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Windy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Windy.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy.
Sunday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy.

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