Wyoming
Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Thursday, January 18, 2024
Snow possible, blowing snow, cold temperatures and windy conditions for many areas of Wyoming on Thursday. Highs range from the low single digits to near 30 and lows from -17 to near 20.
Central:
Casper: There’s a chance of snow mainly before 1 p.m. today. Otherwise, expect it to be mostly cloudy today with a high near 18 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -1.
Riverton: It should be partly sunny today with a high near 12 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -7.
Jeffrey City: Watch for patchy blowing snow before 9 a.m., otherwise it should be partly sunny and windy today with a high near 20 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -1. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph during the day.
Southwest:
Evanston: Watch for patchy blowing snow before 10 a.m., otherwise expect it to be breezy and gradually become mostly sunny today with a high near 34 and be mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 15. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph during the day.
Rock Springs: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 5 p.m. Watch for patchy blowing snow before 2 p.m., otherwise it should be windy and mostly sunny today with a high near 37 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 11. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph during the day.
South Pass: There’s a winter storm warning in effect until 5 p.m. Watch for patchy blowing snow before 4 p.m. today and there’s a very slight chance of snow in the morning. Otherwise, look for it to be partly sunny and windy today with a high near 28 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 9. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph during the day.
Western Wyoming:
Pinedale: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 5 p.m. There’s a chance of snow mainly before 8 a.m. today and patchy blowing snow before 4 p.m. Otherwise, expect it to be partly sunny and blustery today with a high today near 29 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 9. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph during the day.
Alpine: There’s a winter storm warning in effect until 5 p.m. There’s a chance of snow in the morning today and mainly after 9 p.m. tonight. Otherwise, look for it to be mostly cloudy and breezy today with a high near 26 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 21. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph during the day.
Big Piney: It should be mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 32 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 5. Winds could gust up to 24 mph during the day.
Northwest:
Dubois: There’s a chance of snow mainly before 9 a.m. with patchy blowing snow before 2 p.m. today. Otherwise, look for it to be mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 29 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 8. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph during the day.
Jackson: There’s a winter storm warning in effect until 5 p.m. Snow is likely before noon today and there’s a chance of snow mainly after midnight tonight. Otherwise, it should be partly sunny today with a high near 29 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 17. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph during the day.
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: There’s a winter storm warning in effect until 5 p.m. There’s a chance of snow mainly before 9 a.m. today and mainly after 11 p.m. tonight. Otherwise, expect it to be partly sunny today with a high near 21 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 9. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph during the day.
Bighorn Basin:
Thermopolis: It should be partly sunny and cold today with a slight chance of snow before 11 a.m. and the high near 9 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -6.
Cody: Expect it to be partly sunny, blustery and cold today with a slight chance of snow before 9 a.m. and the high near 6 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -4. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph during the day.
Ten Sleep: Look for it to be mostly cloudy and cold today with a chance of snow mainly before 11 a.m. and the high near 9. It should be partly cloudy overnight with a low near -4.
North Central:
Buffalo: Expect it to be partly sunny, windy and cold today with a chance of snow mainly before 9 a.m. and areas of blowing snow before 2 p.m. and the high near 3. It should be mostly clear overnight with a low near -4. Winds could gust up to 47 mph during the day.
Sheridan: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 5 p.m. It should gradually become mostly sunny and be cold today with a chance of snow and patchy blowing snow before 9 a.m. The high should be near 11. Overnight it should be partly cloudy with a low near -11. Winds could blow from 14-22 mph during the day.
Dayton: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 5 p.m. Look for it to gradually become mostly sunny and be cold today with a chance of snow and patchy blowing snow before 9 a.m. The high should be near 3. Overnight it should be partly cloudy with a low near -8. Winds could blow from 13-23 mph during the day.
Northeast:
Gillette: Snow, patchy blowing snow and areas of fog possible before noon today, otherwise it should be blustery and gradually become mostly sunny with a high near 9 and be mostly clear overnight with a low near -15. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph during the day and 23 mph overnight.
Sundance: Snow and areas of fog possible before noon today, otherwise expect it to be mostly cloudy with a high near 9 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -14. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph during the day and 18 mph overnight.
Moorcroft: Snow, patchy blowing snow and patchy fog possible in the morning today, otherwise it should be blustery and gradually become mostly sunny with a high near 12 and be partly cloudy overnight with a low near -17. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph during the day and 20 mph overnight.
Eastern Plains:
Torrington: There’s a chance of snow mainly between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and patchy blowing snow before 4 p.m., otherwise expect it to be partly sunny and blusterytoday with a high near 31 and mostly clear overnight with a low near -11. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph during the day.
Wheatland: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. Look for it to be partly sunny and windy today with a chance of snow before 2 p.m. and the high near 31 and mostly clear overnight with a low near -3. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph during the day.
Midwest: There’s a chance of snow and patchy blowing snow in the morning, otherwise it should be mostly cloudy, blustery and cold today with a high near 7 and mostly clear overnight with a low near -5. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph during the day.
Southeast:
Cheyenne: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. with a chance of snow between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. today. Otherwise, it should be windy and clouds should increase today with a high near 32 and it should be partly cloudy overnight with a low near 5. Winds could gust to 45 mph during the day.
Laramie: There’s a winter weather advisory and high wind warning in effect until 11 a.m. with a chance of snow before 2 p.m. and patchy blowing snow before 3 p.m. today. Otherwise, look for it to be partly sunny and windy today with a high near 28 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 3. Winds could gust to 45 mph during the day.
Chugwater: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. with a chance of snow before 2 p.m. today. Otherwise, expect it to be partly sunny and windy today with a high near 32 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near -2. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph during the day.
South Central:
Rawlins: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. with a chance of snow before 11 a.m. and patchy blowing snow before 3 p.m. today. Otherwise, expect it to be partly sunny and windy today with a high near 31 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 5. Winds could gust to 45 mph during the day.
Encampment: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. with snow and widespread blowing snow likely in the morning and a slight chance of snow before 11 p.m. tonight. Otherwise, it should be partly sunny and windy today with a high near 29 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 13. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph during the day.
Hanna: There’s a winter weather advisory in effect until 11 a.m. with snow possible mainly before 2 p.m. and patchy blowing snow before noon. Otherwise, look for it to be mostly cloudy and windy today with a high near 27 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 4. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph during the day.
Wyoming
Slick roads, snow hamper morning commute in southeast Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Drivers in Cheyenne and throughout southeast Wyoming face slick road conditions and falling snow this morning, with winter weather expected to impact travel throughout the day.
The Wyoming Department of Transportation reports high-impact conditions on several routes surrounding the capital city. Interstate 25 and U.S. Highway 87 are slick with snowfall from the Colorado state line to Cheyenne. North of the city, drivers on I-25 will encounter slick spots, strong winds and blowing snow up to Exit 29 at Whitaker Road.
Travel on Interstate 80 and the Cheyenne Service Road is also affected. WYDOT lists conditions as slick with snow and limited visibility between Exit 335 at Buford and Exit 348 at Otto Road. Other local routes, including U.S. Highway 85 and Wyoming Highway 210, are reported as wet and slick in spots with snowfall.
According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, a round of light snow will continue to move through the area this morning. Most locations can expect a dusting to an inch of accumulation, though higher amounts are possible between Rawlins and Cheyenne.
Temperatures remain well below average for early December. The NWS forecast calls for a high near 27 degrees today, with wind chill values between zero and 10. Snow is expected to taper off by this afternoon as a cold front brings drier air into the region.
The cold will deepen overnight, with low temperatures dropping to around 10 and wind chills dipping as low as 5 below zero.
Looking ahead, the NWS predicts a sunny but breezy day Thursday, with westerly winds increasing to 20–25 mph and gusts as high as 35 mph. The long-term forecast calls for an active weather pattern, bringing periods of high winds and chances for light snow through the weekend, followed by a gradual warming trend into early next week.
Detailed Forecast
- Today: A 40% chance of snow, mainly before 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North wind 5–10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Southeast wind 5–10 mph becoming west after midnight.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values between minus 5 and 5. Breezy, with a west wind 10–15 mph increasing to 20–25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy, with a west wind 20–25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10–20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
- Friday Night: A 20% chance of snow showers after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
- Saturday: A 30% chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy.
- Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy.
- Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy.
More on the weather is available at the National Weather Service website.
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I moved my family to a tiny Wyoming town for 2 years to save money. Despite the drawbacks, our brief sacrifice paid off.
The moment my wife and I finished earning our college degrees, we were ready to leave Utah.
We’d been living in Orem, a city with about 95,000 residents, while attending school nearby. Now that we weren’t tied down to the area, we wanted to move elsewhere — ideally, someplace cheaper.
I’d started working as a remote freelance writer, so we were flexible on location and interested in seeing where my modest income would stretch furthest.
Most of all, we wanted to live somewhere that would help us save for a down payment on our first home. Eventually, these goals led us to a tiny town in Wyoming.
Wyoming’s Bridger Valley offered lower rent, taxes, and gas prices
Christian Allred
After learning about our moving plans, my wife’s aunt suggested looking in Bridger Valley, where she and her husband lived. We’re glad we did.
Located on the southwestern tip of Wyoming by the Utah border, the area had a lot of relatively affordable rentals, and we settled on an apartment in its small town of Mountain Valley.
Our rent was $650 a month — nearly half of what our existing lease would’ve renewed at for about the same living space. Both apartments were two-bedroom, one-bathroom units in a fourplex.
Over the next two years, we discovered other financial benefits of living in Wyoming, such as not having to pay a state income tax or sales tax on most groceries. Even gas was significantly cheaper here than it was in Orem.
As a result, we were able to save more of our income each month.
But living in a small Wyoming town also had its drawbacks
Mountain View has a population of just over 1,000, and many residents work at one of the nearby trona mines, making them a hardy group. I felt like an outlier as a remote worker, and I only met one other person who worked from home while we lived here.
Meanwhile, though we were only a two-hour drive from my wife’s family in Utah, it was far enough that we saw them much less — maybe five or six times a year.
Compared to Orem, there were also fewer amenities: We had a gas station, a grocery store, a bowling alley, a tiny library, a handful of restaurants, and little else. However, we didn’t mind much, especially since we made good friends at church and in the community.
The hardest part was the cold. Winter weather in the area basically lasts half the year, from about November to April, and temperatures regularly drop below freezing.
On occasion, the freeway connecting Mountain View to Utah was even closed due to dangerously icy road conditions. We stayed indoors a lot and missed Utah’s milder winters.
After 2 years, we’d saved enough to buy land in Washington, where we plan to build our first home
Christian Allred
Our move ultimately paid off.
During our time in Wyoming, we saved $20,000 to put toward just over an acre of land near my family in rural Washington.
Today, we own the land outright as we prepare to have our first home built on it. In the meantime, we’re living in my parents’ newly renovated ADU nearby.
Looking back, those cold Wyoming winters and quiet weekends were worth it. We traded convenience and proximity to family for financial breathing room — and in two years, that breathing room helped us buy real estate.
Plus, we came to love so much about remote small-town living, like its slower pace of life and the friends we made. For us, it was exactly the sacrifice we needed to make homeownership possible.
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