Wyoming
Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, October 18, 2024
Chance of rain, snow or both in much of Wyoming on Friday. Breezy, frost in some areas. Highs mainly in the 30s and 40s and lows from the teens to upper 30s.
Central:
Casper: Frost before 9 a.m., rain and snow then just rain likely and breezy today with a high near 39 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain and snow and a low near 26. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Riverton: Frost before 9 a.m., rain and snow then just rain near certain and breezy today with a high near 42 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain and a low near 22. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Glenrock: Rain near certain today with a high near 37 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain then rain and snow and a low near 29.
Southwest:
Evanston: Winter weather advisory in effect until 3 p.m. Snow today with a high near 36 and wind from 15-20 mph. Up to two inches of snow possible. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of snow before midnight, a low near 24 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph.
Green River: Rain and snow then just rain near certain today and breezy with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a chance of rain and snow before midnight, a low near 24 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
South Pass: Winter weather advisory in effect until 6 p.m. Snow near certain mainly before 11 a.m., blowing snow before 3 p.m. today and very windy with a high near 35 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph. Up to 3 inches of snow possible. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a chance of snow mainly before 7 p.m., patchy blowing snow before 1 a.m., a low near 23 and wind gusts as high as 45 mph.
Western Wyoming:
Pinedale: Snow likely, possibly mixing with rain after 10 a.m. then gradually ending, cloudy today with a high near 44 and partly cloudy overnight with frost after 10 p.m. and a low near 18.
Alpine: Chance of rain and snow then just rain from noon to 3 p.m., otherwise breezy and gradually becoming mostly sunny today with a high near 48 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Mostly clear overnight with frost after 9 p.m. and a low near 21.
Big Piney: Rain and snow likely, cloudy today with a high near 47 and partly cloudy overnight with frost after 9 p.m. and a low near 15.
Northwest:
Dubois: Breezy, snow and rain likely today with a high near 37 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Up to 3 inches of snow possible. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 22. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Jackson: Rain and snow likely today with patchy blowing snow before 11 a.m., otherwise breezy, gradually becoming mostly sunny today a high near 48 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly clear overnight with frost after 10 p.m. and a low near 18.
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park: Snow likely mainly before 10 a.m. today with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly clear overnight with frost after 7 p.m. and a low near 13.
Bighorn Basin:
Thermopolis: Breezy, rain and snow then just rain near certain today with areas of frost before 9 a.m., a high near 44 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of rain before 7 p.m., frost mainly after 1 a.m. and a low near 25. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Cody: Breezy, rain and snow then just rain likely today with areas of frost before 9 a.m., a high near 44 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Mostly clear overnight with areas of frost after 9 p.m. and a low near 26. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Ten Sleep: Rain likely, cloudy today with a high near 45 and gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of rain before 7 p.m., frost mainly after 3 a.m. and a low near 31. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
North Central:
Buffalo: Breezy, rain and snow likely today with areas of frost before 9 a.m., a high near 41 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a chance of rain before 7 p.m., areas of frost and a low near 31. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Sheridan: Chance of rain mainly before 9 a.m., patchy fog before 9 a.m., mostly cloudy today with a high near 49 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 24.
Ranchester: Chance of rain mainly before 9 a.m., patchy fog before 9 a.m., gradually becoming mostly sunny today with a high near 49 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 25.
Northeast:
Gillette: Rain and snow then rain likely today with a high near 42 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Gradually clearing skies overnight with a low near 27 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.
Newcastle: Rain likely, mainly before 9 a.m. today with a high near 49 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight, a low near 32 and wind gusts as high as 17 mph.
Upton: Rain likely, mainly before 9 a.m. today with a high near 45 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of rain before midnight, a low near 27 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.
Eastern Plains:
Torrington: Chance of rain, cloudy today with a high near 49 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Cloudy overnight with a chance of rain mainly before midnight, patchy fog after 5 a.m., a low near 35 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wheatland: Rain likely, mainly after noon, cloudy today with a high near 46 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Cloudy overnight with rain likely mainly before midnight and a low near 38.
Kaycee: Areas of frost before 9 a.m., rain and snow then just rain likely and breezy today with a high near 42 and wind gusts as high as 33 mph. Gradually clearing skies and blustery overnight with a chance of rain mainly before 7 p.m., frost after 11 p.m. and a low near 25. Freeze warning from 11 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Southeast:
Cheyenne: Chance of rain, cloudy and breezy today with a high near 47 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Cloudy and breezy overnight with rain and dense fog likely mainly before midnight, a low near 33 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.
Laramie: Chance of rain mainly after noon, mostly cloudy and breezy today with a high near 48 and wind from 15-20 mph. Mostly cloudy and breezy overnight with a chance of rain and snow, a low near 33 and wind from 15-20 mph.
Medicine Bow: Rain likely today with a high near 45 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain and snow and a low near 30.
South Central:
Rawlins: Breezy, rain and snow near certain today with a high near 40 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a chance of snow and rain, a low near 30 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.
Encampment: Rain likely today with a high near 53 and gradually becoming partly cloudy overnight with a chance of rain and snow and a low near 28.
Baggs: Breezy, rain near certain today with a high near 55 and wind from 15-20 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a chance of rain and snow, a low near 27 and wind gusts as high as 30 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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