Snowfall

Stay informed on potential winter weather in Cheyenne and Laramie this weekend. Meteorologist Don Day Jr. shares insights on snow chances.

Those nice 50° to 60° days are coming to an end and winter conditions are returning this week for much of Wyoming.

West wind gusts 65 to 70 mph are possible.

Lets look at the long term trends.

Day said "Flooding concerns will be around all spring in many areas of the state that have rivers going through, so yes in the shorty term and long term as well as it finally warms up.'''

Cheyenne recorded its third driest April on record and the driest April since 1880, according to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.

A winter storm that officially dumped 30.8 inches of snow on Cheyenne this past weekend recorded record and near-record snowfall amounts across the region.

In states like Texas or Florida, however, it seems like the whole state goes into a panic with one inch of snow on the ground, right?

In states like Texas or Florida, however, it seems like the whole state goes into a panic with one inch of snow on the ground, right?

In states like Texas or Florida, however, it seems like the whole state goes into a panic with one inch of snow on the ground, right?

Sure it's cold and treacherous to drive in, and we all hate shoveling it out of our driveway. But, there's no doubt, at least to most of us, that Wyoming snowfall creates some beautiful scenery.

Wednesday's spring snowstorm dumped a record-breaking 14.1 inches of snow on Cheyenne, shattering the record for snowfall on March 23.