SE Wyoming Forecast: Areas Of Smoke, Then Rain
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says Cheyenne and Laramie can expect areas of smoke the next couple of days, followed by wet, rainy weather.
The agency posted this on it's website on Sunday morning:
'Here's a peek at next week! Overall a dry start with increasing rain shower and thunderstorm chances throughout the week. For more forecast details, go to weather.gov/cys."
Here is the Cheyenne forecast:
Today
A chance of sprinkles after noon. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Tonight
Areas of smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Monday
Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Here is the Laramie forecast:
Today
A chance of sprinkles after noon. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Tonight
Ie. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 67. West wind around 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
2022's Deadliest Wyoming County by Traffic Deaths
While car crashes can occur anywhere, some roads in Wyoming are more dangerous than others.
According to Wyoming Highway Patrol data, there were 117 fatal crashes in the Cowboy State in 2022 resulting in 133 deaths.
Of those fatal crashes, the majority (13.68%) occurred in Laramie County -- two in January, one in February, one in March, two in April, one in June, two in July, three in August, two in September, one in November, and one in December.
Sweetwater County saw the second most fatal crashes last year, 12, while Fremont and Lincoln counties each saw 10.
Albany and Park counties each recorded eight, and Campbell, Converse, and Natrona counties each tallied seven.
The deadliest 2022 crash in Laramie County took place on June 17 when two semis collided on Interstate 80 east of Cheyenne and immediately became engulfed in flames killing both drivers and a passenger.
- 3 Dead After Semis Collide on I-80 East of Cheyenne
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Laramie County also saw two fatal crashes involving motorcyclists, two fatal crashes involving juveniles, and a fatal crash involving a pedestrian last year.
Below is the Wyoming Highway Patrol narrative of every fatal crash that occurred in Laramie County in 2022.