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Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Saturday, February 3, 2024

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2 years ago

February 3, 2024

Snow, rain and fog in varying combinations throughout Wyoming on Saturday with some winter weather advisories in effect. Most highs in the 30s or 40s and lows range from the teens up into the 30s.

Central:

Casper: Watch for patchy fog before 9 a.m. Snow and rain are likely today and overnight. Otherwise, it should be cloudy today with a high near 47 and the low overnight should be near 35.

Riverton: Watch for patchy fog before 10 a.m. Snow and rain are likely today and overnight. Otherwise, look for a high today near 39 and the low overnight should be near 23. Around 2 inches of snow is possible.

Glenrock: There’s a chance of rain and snow today and rain is near certain overnight. Otherwise, expect it to be cloudy today with a high near 47 and the low overnight should be near 31.

Southwest:

Evanston: There’s a chance of snow today, otherwise look for it to be mostly cloudy with a high near 33 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 14.

Rock Springs: There’s a chance of snow mainly before 1 p.m. today and a slight chance of snow overnight. Otherwise, it should be mostly cloudy and breezy today with a high near 37 and mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 20. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph during the day and 25 mph overnight.

South Pass: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect through tomorrow morning. Expect snow mainly before noon today and snow is possible overnight. Up to around 5 inches of snow is possible. Otherwise, it should be breezy today with a high near 32 and mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 18. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph during the day and 21 mph overnight.

Western Wyoming:

Pinedale: Snow, mainly before 1 p.m., is likely today and there’s a chance of snow overnight. Otherwise, it should be breezy today with a high near 34 and mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 16. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph during the day and 21 mph overnight.

Alpine: Expect snow today and snow is possible mainly before 11 p.m. tonight with patchy fog after 2 a.m. Up to around 4 inches of snow is possible.

Otherwise, the high today should be near 32 and it should be cloudy tonight with a low around 22.

Big Piney: Snow, mainly before 11 a.m., is likely today and there’s a chance of snow tonight mainly after 8 p.m. with patchy fog after 1 a.m. Otherwise, look for it to be cloudy today with a high near 38 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 12.

Northwest:

Dubois: Expect snow, mainly before noon, today and there’s a chance of snow overnight. Otherwise, it should be breezy today with a high near 37 and mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 23. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph during the day and 20 mph overnight. An inch or two of snow is possible.

Jackson: Look for snow today and snow is possible tonight, mainly before 11 p.m. Otherwise, the high today should be near 33 and it should be mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 20. An inch or two of snow is possible.

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect through tomorrow morning. Snow is near certain today and likely overnight. Up to around 4 inches of snow is possible. Otherwise, the high today should be near 31 and the low overnight should be near 18.

Bighorn Basin:

Thermopolis: Snow and rain are likely today and overnight. Patchy fog after 3 a.m. is also possible overnight. Otherwise, it should be cloudy today with a high near 46 and the low overnight should be near 28.

Cody: Snow and rain are likely today and possible overnight. Otherwise, it should be cloudy today with a high near 39 and cloudy overnight with a low near 31.

Powell: Snow and rain are possible today and likely overnight. Otherwise, look for it to be cloudy and breezy today with a high near 48 and cloudy overnight with a low near 30. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph during the day.

North Central:

Buffalo: Rain and snow are possible today and likely overnight. Otherwise, it should be mostly cloudy with a high near 48 and the low overnight should be near 34.

Sheridan: Watch for patchy dense fog before 8 a.m. There’s a chance of rain and snow today and rain and snow are near certain overnight. Otherwise, expect it to be mostly cloudy today with a high near 50 and the low overnight should be near 29.

Clearmont: Rain is possible today and near certain overnight. Otherwise, look for it to be mostly cloudy today with a high near 52 and the low overnight should be near 32.

Northeast:

Gillette: Watch for areas of fog today and there’s a chance of rain mainly after 5 p.m. and patchy fog, rain and snow are near certain overnight. Otherwise, look for it to be cloudy today with a high near 46 and the overnight low should be near 36. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph during the day.

Sundance: Watch for patchy fog today and rain is possible mainly after 5 p.m. Rain and snow are near certain overnight along with areas of fog. Otherwise, it should be cloudy today with a high near 46 and the low overnight should be near 35.

Upton: Expect patchy fog with rain, mainly after 4 p.m., likely today and areas of fog, rain and snow are near certain overnight. Otherwise, it should be cloudy today with a high near 46 and the low overnight should be near 34.

Eastern Plains:

Torrington: Rain, snow and patchy fog are expected today and overnight. The high today should be near 46 and the low overnight should be near 30.

Douglas: Rain, snow and patchy fog are likely today and near certain overnight. Otherwise, it should be cloudy today with a high near 45 and the low overnight should be near 29.

Midwest: Rain and snow are possible today and likely overnight. Otherwise, it should be mostly cloudy today with a high near 48 and the low overnight should be near 33.

Southeast:

Cheyenne: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow evening. Look for rain and snow today and areas of fog in the morning and snow and fog are near certain overnight as well. Up to around 5 inches of snow is possible. The high today should be near 37 and the low overnight near 29.

Laramie: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow evening. There should be patchy fog in the morning and snow is near certain today. Snow overnight is also very likely. Up to around 6 inches of snow is possible. The high today should be near 38 and the low overnight near 24.

Medicine Bow: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow evening. Snow is likely today and overnight. Up to around 3 inches of snow is possible. Otherwise, it should be cloudy and breezy today with a high near 38 and the low overnight should be near 24. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph during the day.

South Central:

Rawlins: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow evening. Snow is likely today and overnight. Patchy fog is possible in the morning. Up to around 6 inches of snow is possible. Otherwise, it should be cloudy and breezy today with a high near 36 and breezy overnight with the low near 24. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph during the day and overnight.

Encampment: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow evening. Snow is near certain today and very likely overnight. Up to around 2 inches of snow is possible. The high today is expected to be near 34 and the low overnight near 23.

Baggs: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until tomorrow evening. Snow is near certain today and watch for areas of fog in the morning. Snow is likely overnight. Up to around 5 inches of snow is possible. The high today is expected to be near 40 and the low overnight near 19.

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Cowgirls play at Minnesota on Sunday

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12 hours ago

December 12, 2025

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LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Cowgirls will return to action Sunday with their final non-conference game of the season when they travel to face Big Ten foe Minnesota on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.

Wyoming is coming off a 58-46 loss at Colorado on Dec. 7. Malene Pedersen and Henna Sandvik led the Cowgirls with 11 points each in the loss, while Kelly Walsh High School grad Logann Alvar also finished in double figures, with 10 points.

Madi Symons had a solid all-around game, grabbing a team-high five rebounds while also leading the way with four assists and blocking a pair of shots.

The Cowgirls recorded 12 assists on 18 made baskets against the Buffs and have assisted on better than 65% of their made field goals this season. Wyoming is averaging 14 assists per game in 2025-26, good for fourth in the Mountain West.

Defensively, UW has been solid all season long. The Cowgirls enter Sunday ranking third in the league in opponent scoring, surrendering 57 points per game. Wyoming also allows just 38.6-percent shooting from the field overall and 24.8-percent from 3-point range. Both marks rank third-best in the conference.

Although she missed her first free throw of the season in the loss, Pedersen is still shooting 94% at the line. She is also shooting just under 55% from 3-point range this season, a mark that ranks third in the country.

Entering the week, Pedersen was the only Division 1 player in out of 466 qualified athletes who was shooting 90% or better from the free throw line and better than 50% from 3-point range. On the season, Pedersen is second in the MW with 17.1 points per game and shooting 52.5-percent from the floor. Her 2.13 3-pointers made per game are sixth in the league.

Through eight games this season, Alvar and Sandvik average 8.3 and 8.0 points per game, respectively.

Payton Muma leads the team with 23 assists and 13 steals. Symons, meanwhile, leads Wyoming averaging 4.5 rebounds per game while Lana Beslic’s 4.4 boards per game and 19 assists are both second on the squad.

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Opinion | Gratitude and hope for Wyoming

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24 hours ago

December 12, 2025

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Opinion | Gratitude and hope for Wyoming

This month, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, is a fitting time for reflection. Our focus turns toward family and community, and the changing weather causes us to slow down. It is a good time to take stock of the society around us. The Thanksgiving holiday naturally turns our minds to what we are grateful for — what already exists that we cherish. Christmas is a holiday of hope, focused on the promise of what is yet to come. With these holidays in mind, let us reflect on what parts of our state we are thankful for and hopeful about.

Perhaps the thing Wyomingites hold most dear is our heritage. Culturally, we are descended from pioneers and settlers — or from those who came before — and we take that frontier heritage to heart. We value independence, community and overcoming challenges. We are willing to endure hardship to build a life that we want, and we are closely attuned to the natural world and the benefits that it provides. Above all else, we know that our perch in this place is still precarious. These are perspectives that are hard to find elsewhere. They set us apart. By embracing these values, we create a society that fits our circumstances. These ideas would not fit in other places, but they fit here, and for that I am grateful.

I am also thankful for the good stewardship of our forefathers. Wyoming is a harsh place and it’s challenging to thrive here. Most of our land is arid and inhospitable, our physical conditions are difficult, and we are remote from most modern conveniences and luxuries. With poor planning or shortsighted leadership, this place could easily fall into decline.

Fortunately, we have been blessed with the opposite. The state’s early settlers understood the importance of building the infrastructure that would allow for growth. When it became clear that natural resources would power our economy, our leaders decided to set aside large portions of the state’s mineral revenue to support us in perpetuity. The easy decision — the short-sighted decision — would have been to spend those dollars on the needs of the day. They certainly could have built some nice things, and those projects would have been popular. They also would have been fleeting. Because of wise leadership and decisions that focused on the long-term, we all benefit from our state’s bounty.

Just as we are grateful for the good decisions of the past, we should be hopeful for the future. Despite our state’s challenges, there are many good reasons to have hope. First, our state is full of opportunity. We have space, natural resources, and the ability to be nimble when it comes to building regulatory structures that can support new industries. Our people are hard-working and determined. We have existing expertise in manufacturing and mining that is missing in many other parts of the country. Our climate and location give Wyoming an advantage in attracting computing facilities to locate here. If we take advantage of the opportunities in front of us, Wyoming is poised to thrive, and that gives me hope.

I am also hopeful because there appears to be a growing consensus on the issues we face, which allows us to better meet these challenges. In surveys and conversations about Wyoming’s future, the challenges of economic diversification and talent retention quickly rise to the top. We recognize where our weaknesses are, which is a significant part of the battle. Once we agree on the problem, we can work to find solutions.

Finding a fix is often an easier undertaking than identifying the problem itself. Already, drilling into these challenges has helped us recognize the underlying problems connected to affordable housing, livable spaces, health care access and education. Understanding how these fit together and how improvements in one area can lead to improvements in others puts us on a much more manageable path. It will still not be easy to overcome our hurdles, but the fact that we must wrestle with difficult problems is not unusual or unique. We have answered big questions before. Now that we have a growing consensus on what those problems are, I am far more hopeful about our ability to move forward.

In this holiday season, we should take the time to contemplate the world around us. Self-reflection is important. We should look both behind us and ahead of us, toward the past and gratitude and the future and hope. Our state gives us plenty to consider on both accounts.

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Wyoming sees spike in auto crashes due to high wind speeds

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December 11, 2025

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Wyoming sees spike in auto crashes due to high wind speeds

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation has reported that the ongoing high wind speeds throughout the state have caused 39 vehicles to crash on Wyoming highways so far this week, primarily between Dec. 9 and Dec. 11.

According to a report from WYDOT, most of the crashes occurred on Interstate 80 near Cooper Cove west of Laramie, on I-25 on Wyo Hill south of Cheyenne and along I-25 near Wheatland at Bordeaux. Many blown-over vehicles were underweight, and some trailers were even empty.

WYDOT updates the minimum weights listed on overhead digital messaging signs based on real-time wind speeds. Drivers are encouraged to check weight-based wind closure information often to ensure travel is permitted.

It’s not just commercial vehicles that are at risk, either; the department reports that campers, toy-haulers and other large trailers are also susceptible to blowing over in strong winds.

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