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SYNOPSIS:  An Arctic cold front will blast south along and east of the Continental Divide this afternoon and evening.  Areas of light snow, strong north to northwest wind and bitter cold wind chill temperatures will follow the front into Monday morning. 

 

IMPACTS:  Strong north wind with gusts over 55 mph will will pose a blowover risk to high-profile lightweight vehicles on Interstates 25 and 90 across Johnson County, and across the Big Horn Basin late this afternoon through Monday morning.   These winds combined with plunging temperatures will also result in bitter cold wind chill temperatures of zero to 10 below across the lower elevations of central Wyoming Monday morning.

Wind Chill temperatures of 20 to 30 below zero in the central mountains
Wind Chill temperatures of possibly 40 below over Powder River Pass and the higher elevations of the Bighorn Mountains.

Rain and a rain snow mix will fall ahead of the front in northern portions of the Bighorn Basin and in Johnson County late this afternoon, before transitioning to all snow with the passage of the front.  This will cause roads to already be wet, so although snow amounts will be light, rapidly falling temperatures this evening could result in a flash freeze on road surfaces and will result in road surfaces becoming icy and extremely slick.  Blowing snow will further add to this tonight into Monday morning; travel is expected to be difficult and hazardous. 


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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
Issued by National Weather Service Billings MT
323 PM MDT Tue May 6 2025

...PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

A cool and wet Spring weather system pushed in late Monday
afternoon, bringing notable rain and snowfall to the region.
Precipitation moved from east to west, with north winds behind a
cold front Monday afternoon and evening. Most notable precipitation
amounts occurred in Fremont County, especially around the Lander
Foothills, and along the Owl Creek Mountains in Hot Springs County.
Those locations not only saw over 1 inch of liquid precipitation,
but also saw 3 to 4 inches of snow. Below is a listing of liquid
precipitation totals from this event.

Location                     Amount    Time/Date      Elevation
                                                       (ft.)

...Big Horn County...
Bone Springs Div             0.50 in   0100 PM 05/06   9350
Hyattville 5 ENE             0.48 in   0152 PM 05/06   5669
Byron 2.9 WSW                0.30 in   0700 AM 05/06
Byron                        0.19 in   0215 PM 05/06   4022
Deaver                       0.17 in   0930 AM 05/06   4105
Greybull Airport             0.11 in   0153 PM 05/06   3917
Lovell 0.7 S                 0.09 in   0800 AM 05/06   3906
Lovell                       0.07 in   0215 PM 05/06   3964
Lovell 0.5 ESE               0.07 in   1156 AM 05/06   3829
Cowley 0.3 NNE               0.06 in   0700 AM 05/06   4016
Greybull 12.9 ENE            0.06 in   0700 AM 05/06   4169

...Fremont County...
Lander 0.4 WNW               1.24 in   0800 AM 05/06   5367
Lander Airport               1.23 in   0153 PM 05/06   5565
Lander 2NNW                  1.20 in   0700 AM 05/06   5352
Lander 5.1 SW                1.20 in   0700 AM 05/06   5980
Lander 9.3 S                 1.20 in   0700 AM 05/06   5995
Lander 6 SW                  1.18 in   0700 AM 05/06   6088
Lander 4 WSW                 1.08 in   0830 AM 05/06   5768
RED CANYON RANCH NC LANDER 1 1.05 in   0210 PM 05/06   5777
Lander 7WNW                  1.05 in   0630 AM 05/06   6042
Fort Washakie 3.7 SE         0.89 in   0600 AM 05/06   5548
Lander 7 NW                  0.76 in   0215 PM 05/06   5797
Kinnear                      0.69 in   0220 PM 05/06   5488
Riverton 1.9 W               0.68 in   0815 AM 05/06   5123
Riverton 2.2 WSW             0.67 in   0900 AM 05/06   5033
Lander 6 SW                  0.63 in   0115 PM 05/06   6555
Riverton Airport             0.54 in   0153 PM 05/06   5509
Riverton - CWC               0.52 in   0225 PM 05/06   5372
Riverton 2 W                 0.52 in   0700 AM 05/06   5073
1 W Riverton                 0.50 in   0225 PM 05/06   4989
Riverton                     0.48 in   0210 PM 05/06   5390
Riverton                     0.46 in   0215 PM 05/06   4966
RIVERTON                     0.42 in   0220 PM 05/06   4920
6 ENE Pavillion              0.41 in   0700 AM 05/06
Shoshoni 13 NW               0.40 in   0805 AM 05/06   4760
Kinnear                      0.37 in   0215 PM 05/06   5413
5 ESE Dubois                 0.37 in   0800 AM 05/06
Jeffrey City                  0.32 in   0215 PM 05/06   6442
Muddy Gap 7 SW               0.22 in   0150 PM 05/06   7379
Crowheart                    0.22 in   0215 PM 05/06   6137
Dubois                       0.18 in   0600 AM 05/06   6955
Hudson 3 NNW                 0.16 in   0146 PM 05/06   5555
Shf5 Portable                0.12 in   0208 PM 05/06   8645
Castle Creek                 0.10 in   0100 PM 05/06   8399
Dubois                       0.07 in   0220 PM 05/06   7014
Elkhorn                      0.05 in   0157 PM 05/06   8084

...Hot Springs County...
Thermopolis                  0.98 in   0215 PM 05/06   4425
Thermopolis 6 NNE            0.92 in   0700 AM 05/06   4434
Thermopolis 9NE              0.89 in   0600 AM 05/06   4282
Kirby                        0.54 in   0800 AM 05/06   4352
Kirby                        0.45 in   0215 PM 05/06   4350
Thermopolis 18.6 E           0.39 in   0800 AM 05/06   4879
Thermopolis 33.2 W           0.22 in   0700 AM 05/06
Shf2 - Portable              0.19 in   0202 PM 05/06   8560

...Johnson County...
Story 4 SE                   1.05 in   0145 PM 05/06   4662
Cloud Peak Reservoir         1.00 in   0100 PM 05/06   9859
Buffalo 1.3 ENE               0.96 in   0730 AM 05/06   4699
Buffalo 4 SSW                 0.74 in   0700 AM 05/06   5262
BUFFALO                      0.66 in   0215 PM 05/06   4675
Kaycee 5.2 NNW               0.60 in   0700 AM 05/06
Buffalo Airport               0.57 in   0153 PM 05/06   4905
Buffalo                       0.57 in   0215 PM 05/06   4370
Kaycee - Coop                0.51 in   0700 AM 05/06   4660
Kaycee 10.9 WNW              0.46 in   0700 AM 05/06   5481
Story 8 S                    0.43 in   0115 PM 05/06   5278
Kaycee 17 NNW                0.40 in   0700 AM 05/06   5056
Buffalo 13 SSE                0.38 in   0700 AM 05/06   4819
Buffalo 18 NW                 0.33 in   0147 PM 05/06   8604
Buffalo 15 W                  0.14 in   0115 PM 05/06   8398
Barnum 7 SW                  0.05 in   0146 PM 05/06   6439

...Lincoln County...
Blind Bull Summit            0.60 in   0100 PM 05/06   8649
Afton                        0.58 in   0215 PM 05/06   6257
Alpine 5.9 S                 0.53 in   0700 AM 05/06   5932
Cottonwood Creek             0.50 in   0100 PM 05/06   7669
Afton 1SW                    0.49 in   0800 AM 05/06   6234
Cokeville 15 NE              0.48 in   0200 PM 05/06   8470
Star Valley Ranch            0.48 in   0800 AM 05/06   6253
Afton                        0.46 in   0800 AM 05/06   6248
Star Valley Ranch 1.0 S      0.46 in   0700 AM 05/06   6204
STAR VALLEY RANCH            0.45 in   0217 PM 05/06
Afton  0.6 NW (AGRIMET)      0.43 in   0200 PM 05/06   6210
Bedford 3SE                  0.43 in   0700 AM 05/06   6345
Etna                         0.41 in   0215 PM 05/06   5692
Afton                        0.38 in   0215 PM 05/06   6267
Cokeville 12 E               0.38 in   0145 PM 05/06   7458
Thayne 2SE                   0.38 in   0700 AM 05/06   6086
Smoot 5 SSE                  0.29 in   0700 AM 05/06   7005
Calpet 15 SW                 0.27 in   0145 PM 05/06   6957
Thayne                       0.05 in   0215 PM 05/06   5948

...Natrona County...
Casper 5 SSW                 1.00 in   0700 AM 05/06   6262
Casper 2 SW                  0.86 in   0800 AM 05/06   5434
Casper 2.0 ENE               0.78 in   0700 AM 05/06   5252
Casper 1S                    0.75 in   0700 AM 05/06   5522
Hiland 16 S                  0.73 in   0210 PM 05/06   6379
Casper 1.2 E                 0.67 in   0800 AM 05/06
Casper 0.7 WSW               0.66 in   0700 AM 05/06
Casper 1 NW                  0.55 in   0700 AM 05/06   5142
Casper WWTP                  0.48 in   0700 AM 05/06   5097
Casper 7.1 SW                0.41 in   0700 AM 05/06   5415
Casper 7.5 W                 0.39 in   0645 AM 05/06   5361
Lysite 12 NE                 0.36 in   0700 AM 05/06   6045
Bar Nunn                     0.28 in   0213 PM 05/06   5275
Casper Airport               0.26 in   0153 PM 05/06   5327
Casper                       0.12 in   0215 PM 05/06   5341
Casper 8 S                   0.05 in   0152 PM 05/06   7740

...Park County...
Meeteetse 2.0 SE             0.38 in   0700 AM 05/06   6071
Meeteetse 0.2 NE             0.32 in   0700 AM 05/06   5807
Cody 5.3 E                   0.31 in   0700 AM 05/06
Mammoth 15 WSW               0.25 in   0149 PM 05/06   7899
Cody 7SW                     0.22 in   0700 AM 05/06   5419
Cody 3.1W                    0.21 in   0800 AM 05/06   5280
Powell 4 ENE                 0.20 in   0700 AM 05/06   4288
Tower Falls                  0.18 in   0800 AM 05/06   6275
Cody 1SW                     0.17 in   0700 AM 05/06   5139
Cody 7NE                     0.17 in   0700 AM 05/06   4787
Cody 4.3 NNE                 0.16 in   0732 AM 05/06
Powell 4.0 WSW               0.15 in   0700 AM 05/06
Meeteetse                    0.14 in   0215 PM 05/06   5749
Powell                       0.13 in   0220 PM 05/06   4386
POWELL                       0.12 in   0216 PM 05/06   4381
Powell 0.2 ESE               0.12 in   0632 AM 05/06   4392
Cody 1SE                     0.11 in   0700 AM 05/06   5102
Powell 0.5 WNW               0.11 in   0700 AM 05/06   446
6 SW Ralston                 0.10 in   0700 AM 05/06
Cody 2WSW                    0.08 in   0700 AM 05/06   5161
Cody 7.2 NNE                 0.05 in   0500 AM 05/06   4859
Cody 15 SE                   0.04 in   0146 PM 05/06   5520
Powell 24.2 WNW              0.04 in   0800 AM 05/06
Clark 3NE                    0.03 in   0800 AM 05/06   4117
Canyon 1 SW - YNP            0.03 in   0149 PM 05/06   7899
Cody Airport                 0.02 in   0156 PM 05/06   5138
Tower Ranger Station - YNP   0.02 in   0115 PM 05/06   6266
Cody 10 WNW                  0.01 in   0140 PM 05/06   8400
Cody 2NE                      T in     0700 AM 05/06   4939
Cody 21.9 W                   T in     0836 AM 05/06   5887

...Sublette County...
Big Piney Airport            0.18 in   0153 PM 05/06   6944
Bondurant 2 NW               0.16 in   0151 PM 05/06   6726
Big Piney 1.3 NE             0.16 in   1030 AM 05/06   6858
MARBLETON                    0.15 in   0215 PM 05/06   6850
Big Piney 21 W               0.14 in   0209 PM 05/06   8200
Marbleton 9 NW               0.12 in   0225 PM 05/06   6838
Bondurant                    0.11 in   0200 PM 05/06   6648
Daniel 11 N                  0.07 in   0145 PM 05/06   7470
Pinedale 1 NNW               0.07 in   0800 AM 05/06   7213
Pinedale 14 NW               0.06 in   0615 AM 05/06   7464
Daniel                       0.03 in   0800 AM 05/06   7341
Boulder                      0.02 in   0215 PM 05/06   7338
Pinedale 5.0 SE              0.02 in   0700 AM 05/06   7144

...Sweetwater County...
Rock Springs 7 SE            0.78 in   0800 AM 05/06   6750
Rock Springs 15 SE           0.55 in   0144 PM 05/06   7549
Green River 2 SSE            0.51 in   0700 AM 05/06   6209
Green River 1 SE             0.47 in   0700 AM 05/06
Green River 0.8 SSW          0.47 in   0900 AM 05/06   6314
Green River                  0.41 in   0220 PM 05/06   6149
Green River                  0.40 in   0700 AM 05/06   6160
Green River 1 SSE            0.40 in   0630 AM 05/06   6241
Green River 0.5 NNW          0.30 in   0700 AM 05/06   6185
Rock Springs 1.0 SSE         0.27 in   0800 AM 05/06   6330
Mckinnon                     0.22 in   0215 PM 05/06   7086
Rock Springs 1.6 W           0.17 in   0840 AM 05/06
Rock Springs Airport         0.12 in   0154 PM 05/06   6745
Rock Springs                 0.04 in   0216 PM 05/06   6432

...Teton County...
Jackson 12 NE                1.55 in   0817 AM 05/06   6663
Moose 4 N                    1.05 in   0158 PM 05/06   6729
Jackson 5 NW                 0.97 in   0700 AM 05/06   6217
Wilson 3 SSW                 0.91 in   0800 AM 05/06   7010
Jackson                      0.87 in   0215 PM 05/06   6158
Moran                        0.87 in   0600 AM 05/06   6805
B-T Portable No. 3           0.86 in   0155 PM 05/06   6000
Jackson Hole - Base (BTAVAL) 0.73 in   0200 PM 05/06   6611
GRAND TETON NP NEAR MOOSE 1  0.72 in   0215 PM 05/06   6478
Jackson 0.3 ENE              0.72 in   0700 AM 05/06   6264
Jackson Hole Airport         0.71 in   0156 PM 05/06   6453
Jackson                      0.70 in   0900 AM 05/06   6210
Wilson 1.0 SE                0.67 in   0600 AM 05/06   6155
Moose                        0.65 in   1045 AM 05/06   6444
Hoback                       0.62 in   0219 PM 05/06   5928
GRAND TETON NP NEAR MOOSE 1  0.59 in   0700 AM 05/06   6478
South Entrance 5 SSW - YNP   0.41 in   0145 PM 05/06   7020
Moran                        0.33 in   0215 PM 05/06   6748
Jackson Hole - Mid Mtn (BTAV 0.28 in   0200 PM 05/06   8225
Milepost 12 Snow Study Plot  0.27 in   0200 PM 05/06   8007
Alta 17 N                    0.23 in   0203 PM 05/06   6830
ALTA                         0.19 in   0217 PM 05/06
Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bo 0.16 in   0200 PM 05/06   9634
Old Faithful - YNP           0.15 in   0115 PM 05/06   7319
Jackson Hole - Raymer (BTAVA 0.13 in   0200 PM 05/06   9657
Moran Jct 7 E                0.06 in   0152 PM 05/06   7250
South Entrance 19 W - YNP    0.05 in   0149 PM 05/06   6399

...Washakie County...
Worland 1 W                  0.92 in   0800 AM 05/06   4052
Worland 10 SSE               0.72 in   0217 PM 05/06   4520
Worland - COOP               0.65 in   0700 AM 05/06   4058
Worland 1 NE                 0.63 in   0215 PM 05/06   4064
Winchester                   0.60 in   0730 AM 05/06   4216
Worland Airport              0.58 in   0153 PM 05/06   4190
Big Trails 15 SSW            0.52 in   0140 PM 05/06   6554
Worland 9.6 N                0.48 in   0700 AM 05/06   4043
Worland 8 SW                 0.47 in   0600 AM 05/06   4136
Worland 2 NE                 0.46 in   0700 AM 05/06   4089
Ten Sleep 12 ENE             0.45 in   0214 PM 05/06   8202
Ten Sleep 5 NNW              0.41 in   0700 AM 05/06   4531
Ten Sleep                    0.33 in   0700 AM 05/06   4426
Ten Sleep 2 SE               0.08 in   0130 PM 05/06   4418
Worland                      0.07 in   0225 PM 05/06   4400

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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