The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service warns of heavy mountain snowfall in southeast Wyoming, with strong winds, blowing snow, and sub-zero wind chills in other areas today.

The agency posted the following on its website:

Outlook For Cheyenne and Laramie:

Cheyenne Forecast:

Today
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of rain before 8pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 8pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. Blustery.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Blustery.
Laramie Forecast:
Today
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 24. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 38. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. Windy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West southwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Monday
A chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.

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