Winter Storm Watch For I-80 Summit, Snow Expected In Mountains
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the I-80 summit between Cheyenne and Laramie starting on Tuesday.
A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued for the Snowy Range and Sierra Madre mountain ranges.
That's according to the agency's website:
Winter weather is returning to southeast Wyoming and several winter advisories have been issued: Snowy and Sierra Madre Ranges- Winter Weather Advisory, 6pm this evening through 9am Wednesday. Arlington- Winter Weather Advisory, noon Tuesday through 9am Wednesday. South Laramie Range- Winter Storm Watch 6am Tuesday through 9am Wednesday.
Here is the forecast for Cheyenne:
Today
Scattered showers between noon and 3pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Rain and snow showers likely before 8am, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 41. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain showers before 7pm, then rain and snow showers between 7pm and 11pm, then snow showers after 11pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between 7pm and midnight. Low around 34. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 7am, then a chance of snow showers between 7am and 8am, then a chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Rain showers likely before 1am, then rain and snow showers likely between 1am and 4am, then snow showers likely after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Blustery.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.
Here is the Laramie Forecast:
Today
Scattered rain and snow showers before 5pm, then scattered rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Scattered rain showers before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely between midnight and 3am, then snow showers likely after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely before noon, then rain showers between noon and 4pm, then rain and snow showers after 4pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 43. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between 7pm and midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Rain showers likely before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 11pm and 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Blustery.
Friday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Breezy.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Blustery.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.