When Can Cheyenne, Laramie Typically Expect Their First Snowfall?

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says that if typical weather patterns hold, Cheyenne and Laramie could see their first real snow of the fall/winter season within the next few weeks.

You wouldn't know it by the current forecasts calling for highs in the 70s. But keep in mind this is Wyoming, where it literally can snow at any time.

Last Year Was Not Typical. This Year,  Who Knows?

Hopefully we won't see another virtual non-winter like last year. But if we get a more typical weather pattern, the white stuff could be flying in southeast Wyoming before the end of October, and possibly much sooner.

We referred back to an article we did a couple of years ago about Cheyenne. Here is what we found: October 7 is the average first snowfall in Wyoming's Capital City.

That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.

Keep in mind that we are talking about averages here. It's not unusual for Cheyenne to receive its first snow by late September. And some years it may not happen until November. But that late date is somewhat unusual. 89 percent of the time, Cheyenne has seen its first fall snow before the end of October. And fairly severe winter storms in October are far from unusual.

So how about Laramie? We put that question to Cheyenne meteorologist Don Day Jr., founder and president of Dayweather Inc. in Cheyenne for the 2024 article.

Here was his response: ''Laramie can get snow as early as September, but most years by the 2nd week of October.''

For what it's worth, neither community is expecting snow in the next few days. In fact, our short-term forecasts are more like summer than winter.

Here are the forecasts for Cheyenne and Laramie for the next week:

Cheyenne, Laramie Forecasts

Cheyenne Forecast

Laramie Forecast