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Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

 

 
 
The National Weather Service in Riverton receives many questions each day, with some more common than others. Below are a list of questions to help you find the data you are looking for.

1. Where can I find Monthly and Seasonal Climate Season Outlooks?

You can use the following link for maps for monthly and season climate outlooks: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/multi_season/13_seasonal_outlooks/color/churchill.php

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2. Where can I find information on Wyoming drought?

A map summarizing drought across the United States can be found at:
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

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3. Where can I find information on current Wyoming Snowpacks?

Wyoming Snowpack information can be found on our hydrology page using the following links:

Snowpack and Precipitation Data
Available WY Precipitation Reports Precipitation Summaries
(western US)
Percent of Average SWE by Basin (Graph) Percent of Average SWE by Basin (Map)
NRCS Snow Survey SNOTEL Water Year Graph
-By Basin-
SNOTEL Water Year Graph
-By Individual Station-
Snow Precipitation Update
-Surrounding States-
Snow Precipitation Update
-Wyoming-
Snow Precipitation Update
NOHRSC Snow Graphics  National Resource Conservation Service - Casper, WY
Wyoming Station Snotel Plots (Interactive Map) Climatological Data Products from Water Resources Data Systems (WRDS)
Directory of Snow Water Equivalent Maps for Western and Central Wyoming U.S. Snow Monitoring
NRCS Snow Data National Snow Analyses from NOHRSC
Interactive Snow Information from NOHRSC  

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4. Where can I find a Flood Potential Outlook?