CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Southeastern Wyoming, including Laramie County, will experience seasonably warm temperatures through the week, punctuated by windy conditions and a potential for snow next week, according to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne.
Daytime highs are expected to reach the 50s and 60s, with a brief cooldown Wednesday. Wednesday’s high is forecast in the upper 30s to upper 40s for most areas, and around 50 degrees for locations below 4,000 feet.
Winds are expected to pick up Thursday and into Friday, particularly in wind-prone areas, with calmer conditions returning over the weekend. Gusts could approach high wind criteria in areas like Arlington, Bordeaux and the Interstate 80 summit late Thursday and early Friday, though confidence is limited and a high wind watch has not been issued.
A brief cooldown is in store for today as some mountain snow showers return. Breezy northwest winds are also expected for the Nebraska panhandle. Milder conditions come back tomorrow and strong winds are likely for wind-prone areas. (National Weather Service graphic)
“In-house wind guidance is flirting with high wind criteria for a few of our wind-prone areas for a time late Thursday evening through the early morning hours of Friday prior to sunrise,” the NWS in Cheyenne said in its area forecast discussion.
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Friday’s forecast includes concerns for fire weather along the Interstate 25 corridor from Cheyenne to Douglas and along Interstate 80 from Cheyenne to Kimball, with low humidity and west/northwest winds. However, near-surface winds are expected to remain light, precluding red flag conditions.
The weekend will see continued mild and dry conditions, with a potential for high winds in wind-prone areas Sunday.
Next week, a cold front is expected to bring cooler and wetter weather. Rain and snow showers are likely Monday, with snow showers expected Tuesday. The heaviest snow accumulations are expected in the mountains, but lighter accumulations are possible in the Wyoming plains and Nebraska Panhandle.
“The next shot at widespread and/or accumulating precip comes Monday into Tuesday with the upper trough and surface cold front,” the NWS in Cheyenne said.
For Wednesday, the forecast calls for mostly sunny skies, a high near 43 degrees and northwest winds gusting at up to 30 mph.
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Detailed Forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind at 15–20 mph and gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West-northwest wind at around 10 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind at 10–15 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind at 15–20 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 59. West-northwest wind at 10–15 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Monday: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Monday Night: Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Tuesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy.
More on the weather is available from the NWS in Cheyenne.
NOTE: AI tools assisted in the publication of this report.
CASPER, Wyo. — The Casper City Council voted Tuesday to approve on first reading a zoning change for a vacant 2.4-acre parcel located at 1530 SE Wyoming Boulevard, transitioning the property from residential to commercial use.
The ordinance reclassifies Lot 4 of the Methodist Church Addition from Residential Estate to General Business. Located between East 15th and East 18th streets, the irregular-shaped property has remained undeveloped since it was first platted in 1984.
While original plans for the subdivision envisioned a church and an associated preschool, Community Development Director Liz Becher reported those projects never materialized.
According to Becher, the applicant sought the rezoning to facilitate the potential installation of a cell tower or an off-premises sign. Under the new C-2 designation, a cell tower up to 130 feet in height is considered a permitted use by right, though any off-premises sign would still require a conditional use permit from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The applicant also owns the adjacent lot to the north, which the city rezoned to general business in 2021.
Becher said the change aligns with the “Employment Mixed Use” classification in the Generation Casper comprehensive land use plan. This designation typically supports civic, institutional and employment spaces.
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Despite the new zoning, the property remains subject to a subdivision agreement that limits traffic access. Entry and exit are restricted to right turns onto or from East 15th Street, and no access is permitted from East 18th Street.
The council will vote on two more readings of the ordinance before it is officially ratified.
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Two men were detained in Wyoming in connection with a fatal shooting at a downtown Salt Lake hotel that killed one man.
Carlos Chee, 23, and Chino Aguilar, 21, were both wanted for first-degree felony murder after the victim, identified as Christian Lee, 32, was found dead in a room at the Springhill Suites near 600 South and 300 West.
According to warrants issued for their arrest, Chee and Aguilar met with Lee and another woman at the hotel to sell marijuana. During the alleged drug deal, Aguilar allegedly shot and killed Lee after he tried to grab at his gun.
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Investigators said they found Lee dead in the room upon arrival, as well as a single shell casing on the floor and a small amount of marijuana on the television stand.
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The woman told investigators she had met Chee on a dating app and that he agreed to come to the hotel to sell her marijuana. She had been hanging out with him in the room, which Lee rented for her to use, when Lee asked them to leave. Lee was then shot and killed following a brief confrontation.
Chee and Aguilar allegedly fled the scene in a 2013 Toyota Camry with a Texas license plate that was later found outside of Rock Springs, Wyoming just a few hours later.
The two men were taken into custody and detained at the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyoming (KUTV) — A man was hospitalized with critical injuries after he was reportedly shot by a deputy responding to reports of a disturbance.
Deputies with the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Rock Springs Police Department responded to the Sweetwater Heights apartment complex in the 2100 block of Century Boulevard just after 4 a.m. on Monday to investigate reports of a disturbance involving an armed individual.
Information that dispatch received indicated that the individual had shot himself. When officials arrived, they found the individual on the balcony of an upstairs apartment “who appeared to have a gunshot wound consistent with the initial report,” a press release states.
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During the encounter, a deputy discharged their weapon and struck the individual.
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Emergency medical personnel rendered aid, and the individual was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
No law enforcement officers or members of the public were injured during the incident.
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation will conduct an independent investigation.
The deputy who fired their weapon was placed on administrative leave per standard protocol.
