Interstate 25

As of 1:45 p.m., Interstate 80 in Wyoming was closed in both directions between Rock Springs and Rawlins and westbound from Cheyenne to Rawlins.

Truckers traveling through southeast Wyoming tomorrow morning may want to avoid the interstates and opt for truck stops.

Snow combined with winds gusting as high as 60 mph will make travel very difficult to impossible across parts of southeast Wyoming tonight, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne says.

A portion of Interstate 80 in Wyoming was closed as of 9;30 a.m. Friday, while strong winds had prompted restrictions for light, high profile vehicles over another stretch of I-80.

A short stretch of I-25 was also closed northbound from Horse Creek Ranch Road to Wyoming Highway 387 was also closed.

Strong winds will impact much of southeast Wyoming today before a cold front moves through Wednesday, bringing widespread snow to the area.

A driver was killed and his passenger injured after the car they were traveling in went off Interstate 25 and collided head-on with a tree, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says.

According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, more than a dozen sites recorded wind gusts in excess of 65 mph last night and this morning.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 5 p.m. Tuesday for the Sierra Madre and Snowy Ranges.

Strong winds are expected to return tonight, which means even if crews are able to get Interstate 80 back open this evening, it may be short-lived.

Don't expect to take any long road trips in Wyoming for a while.

Cheyenne could see up to a foot of snow this evening through early Thursday morning, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne says.