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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Another pleasant day across the area with above normal temperatures, especially east of the Continental Divide where highs are 15 to 25 degrees above normal. Breezy winds are forecast across southern Wyoming and Natrona and Johnson Counties today. #wywx
More of our climate sites broke records on Tuesday, January 13th, with four broken temperature records and one broken rainfall record! #wywx
A cold front Thursday evening brings gusty north winds to the area. Of note is Johnson County, where there is currently high confidence (80 percent chance) of gusts 55 mph or greater. Other areas of interest are the Bighorn Basin and Natrona County, where gusts over 50 mph could occur (40 to 60 percent chances).