Wyoming
Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, December 27, 2024
Clouds/chance of snow in western Wyoming on Friday. Generally sunny in the east. Winter storm advisories in some areas. Highs from the mid 20s to upper 40s. Lows from the single digits to upper 20s.
Central:
Casper: Slight chance of snow after 5 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 41 and wind gusts as high as 41 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before 7 p.m., a low near 29 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.
Riverton: Partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 39 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 17.
Shoshoni: Increasing clouds today with a high near 39 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 16.
Southwest:
Evanston: Breezy, up to 2 inches of snow likely today with a high near 35 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of snow mainly before 8 p.m., a low near 23 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph.
Green River: Chance of snow and rain, patchy blowing snow after 3 p.m., breezy and increasing clouds today with a high near 35 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with patchy blowing snow before 2 a.m., a low near 20 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph.
Lyman: Snow likely, mostly cloudy and breezy today with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 36 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of snow mainly before 8 p.m., a low near 26 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph.
Western Wyoming:
Pinedale: Winter storm watch from 11 p.m. tonight through Monday morning. Up to 3 inches of snow near certain today with a high near 26 and mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of snow mainly before 8 p.m. and a low near 14.
Alpine: Winter storm warning in effect until 11 p.m. Winter storm watch from 11 p.m. tonight through Monday morning. Up to 7 inches of snow, heavy at times, mainly after 8 a.m., patchy fog before 9 a.m. and breezy today with a high near 32 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Up to 4 inches of snow likely overnight with a low near 22 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.
Big Piney: Up to 2 inches of snow mainly after 10 a.m. likely today with a high near 28 and mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before 11 p.m. and a low near 7.
Northwest:
Dubois: Chance of snow mainly after 10 a.m., otherwise partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 33 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a chance of snow mainly before 11 p.m., patchy blowing snow, a low near 24 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph.
Jackson: Winter weather advisory in effect through 11 p.m. tonight. Winter storm watch in effect from 11 p.m. tonight through Monday morning. Breezy, up to 4 inches of snow near certain today with a high near 31 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of up to 3 inches of snow mainly before 8 p.m., a low near 20 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: Winter weather advisory in effect through 11 p.m. tonight. Winter storm watch in effect from 11 p.m. tonight through Monday morning. Up to 3 inches of snow likely, patchy fog before 9 a.m. today with a high near 28 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of snow mainly after 2 a.m., a low near 16 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.
Bighorn Basin:
Thermopolis: Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 42 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 20.
Cody: Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 41 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 28 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.
Greybull: Mostly sunny today with a high near 40 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 20.
North Central:
Buffalo: Mostly sunny today with a high near 42 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 27.
Sheridan: Increasing clouds today with a high near 48 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 22.
Ranchester: Increasing clouds today with a high near 45 and mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 23.
Northeast:
Gillette: Mostly sunny today with a high near 44 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 25 and wind gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sundance: Sunny today with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 17 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 26.
Upton: Sunny today with a high near 42 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 19.
Eastern Plains:
Torrington: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 48 and wind from 10-20 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 26.
Douglas: Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 44 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 23 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.
Midwest: Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 42 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 25.
Southeast:
Cheyenne: Increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 43 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Gradually clearing and blustery overnight with a slight chance of snow, a low near 28 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.
Laramie: Slight chance of snow after 4 p.m., increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Breezy, gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a chance of snow, a low near 24 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.
Pine Bluffs: Sunny and breezy today with a high near 48 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Blustery, gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 25 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.
South Central:
Rawlins: Chance of snow, increasing clouds and windy today with a high near 35 and wind gusts as high as 45 mph. Mostly cloudy and windy overnight with a chance of snow, a low near 26 and wind gusts as high as 45 mph.
Encampment: Chance of up to 2 inches of snow mainly after 2 p.m., patchy blowing snow after 11 a.m., increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 34 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Up to 2 inches of snow near certain, windy, patchy blowing snow after 10 p.m. overnight with a low near 26 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wamsutter: Chance of snow mainly after 9 a.m., increasing clouds and breezy today with a high near 33 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a low near 22 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph.
CASPER, Wyo. — High school athletics in Wyoming could see some drastic changes in the coming years following legislative changes to the state’s education budget, the Wyoming High School Activities Association recently announced in a statement.
According to the WHSAA, Wyoming school districts are facing a projected $3.9 million shortfall in activities funding, forcing officials to consider significant cuts to high school sports and extracurricular programs.
The WHSAA shared details regarding a new “silo” funding model implemented by the Legislature, stating that the recalibrated block grant model reduced funding for student activities and extra-duty responsibilities from $46.3 million to $42.4 million, an approximately 8.4% decrease statewide.
WHSAA Commissioner Trevor Wilson said the restructuring also restricts district access to an additional $76.2 million in previously flexible funding.
“A significant portion of the [April 28 WHSAA Board of Directors] meeting was dedicated to discussing the projected funding shortfall,” Wilson wrote.
The WHSAA is weighing several strategies to address rising costs with fewer resources. Proposed changes include eliminating regional tournaments and reducing the number of teams qualifying for state events from eight to four; limiting wrestling to two classes and restricting track and field state participants to the top 16 marks; making cuts to soccer, indoor track and field, Nordic and Alpine skiing, swimming and diving, spring golf and tennis; and reducing in-person speech and debate events by half and centrally locating All-State Music events to minimize travel. The board also recommended increasing gate admission or implementing student participation fees to offset costs.
While the WHSAA release states that no plans have been finalized and the various changes are currently just possibilities, Natrona County School District 1 Board of Trustees member Mary Schmidt criticized the WHSAA’s handling of the news at Monday’s board meeting.
“I take some issues with this, [including] the sheer fact that we as Board of Trustees members have not talked about that at all,” Schmidt said. “It is not our intent and it has not been brought to us to cut our athletics or activities budget for the upcoming school year. … I take issue with them picking sports and getting the community upset and ginning them up to be upset that this is all going to be cut when that hasn’t been discussed.”
Later in the meeting, Superintendent Angela Hensley clarified that Natrona County School District 1’s athletics and activities budget saw a reduction of roughly $550,000 in the coming year’s budget, but said the local school district does not plan to cut any sports.
“Thank you, Trustee Schmidt, for saying this, because I think people are wondering — we are not planning to cut athletics and activities for next year,” Hensley said. “We do have to take a look at our entire budget as we have talked about, as we learn more about these new rules that come in.”
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Republished with permission from Wyoming News Now, a TV news outlet covering the Cheyenne and Casper areas.
Cheyenne City Council has introduced a temporary moratorium, or pause, on new data center construction.
“The end goal is to actually have regulations in place, to have really heavy public involvement with this with data centers,” said Councilman Mark Moody.
The proposed ordinance is not a permanent ban on data centers and would not affect data centers currently under construction.
Councilman Moody says this is a bipartisan issue.
“I just want to make this clear, I’m not against data centers. We do need them from a national security perspective,” he said.
He said there needs to be more public input and regulations regarding data centers in Cheyenne.
The ordinance would require city staff to study data center impacts such as electricity usage, electricity tariffs, closed-loop cooling systems, groundwater impacts, agricultural impacts, and land value.
Cheyenne LEADS, the economic development corporation for Cheyenne and Laramie County, reported in November 2025 that there are 12 operational data centers in Wyoming, five under construction and plans for 43 data centers announced across the state.
“There needs to be more public input with this, and also to see how many we can sustain here in this community, cause there are talks of 43, and then another day 70. How many can we sustain here?” said Councilman Moody.
The proposed moratorium will now go to the Public Services Committee on Monday, May 18 at noon in the Municipal Building.
Sheridan will play in the North Regional Tournament at Gillette, while the South Regional Tournament will be played at Rock Springs.
North Regional Tournament at Gillette:
Checking record vs. highest team in the quadrant not involved in the tie, Thunder Basin gets the #1 Northeast seed over Campbell County, because the Lady Bolts went 3-1 vs. Sheridan, whereas the Lady Camels went 2-2.
Friday, May 15th:
(#1 NE) Thunder Basin vs. (#4 NW) Jackson – 11am
(#2 NW) Natrona County vs. (#3 NE) Sheridan – 11am
(#2 NE) Campbell County vs. (#3 NW) Kelly Walsh – 1pm
(#1 NW) Cody vs. (#4 NE) Worland – 1pm
Semi-Finals:
Thunder Basin/Jackson winner vs. Natrona County/Sheridan winner – 3pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
Campbell County/Kelly Walsh winner vs. Cody/Worland winner – 5pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
Consolation Round:
Thunder Basin/Jackson loser vs. Natrona County/Sheridan loser – 3pm LOSER OUT!
Campbell County/Kelly Walsh loser vs. Cody/Worland loser – 5pm LOSER OUT!
Saturday, May 16th:
TBA vs. TBA – 10am LOSER OUT! Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
TBA vs. TBA – 10am LOSER OUT! Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
2 10am winners vs. each other – 1pm 3rd Place
TBA vs. TBA – 1pm 1st Place
South Regional Tournament at Rock Springs:
Friday, May 15th:
(#1 SW) Laramie vs. (#4 SE) Torrington – 11am
(#2 SE) Cheyenne East vs. (#3 SW) Green River – 11am
(#2 SW) Rock Springs vs. (#3 SE) Wheatland – 1pm
(#1 SE) Cheyenne Central vs. (#4 SW) Cheyenne South – 1pm
Semi-Finals:
Laramie/Torrington winner vs. Cheyenne East/Green River winner – 3pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
Rock Springs/Wheatland winner vs. Cheyenne Central/Cheyenne South winner – 5pm Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
Consolation Round:
Laramie/Torrington loser vs. Cheyenne East/Green River loser – 3pm LOSER OUT!
Rock Springs/Wheatland loser vs. Cheyenne Central/Cheyenne South loser – 5pm LOSER OUT!
Saturday, May 16th:
TBA vs. TBA – 10am LOSER OUT! Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
TBA vs. TBA – 10am LOSER OUT! Winner qualifies for the state tournament.
2 10am winners vs. each other – 1pm 3rd Place
TBA vs. TBA – 1pm 1st Place
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