Hazardous Weather Outlook For Laramie [Updated: 6:20 pm]

A wintry mix, low temperatures, and hazardous road and travel conditions could exists tonight.  Check this page for updated information.

The latest from the National Weather Service in Cheyenne..

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING... SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.

 

DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO BRIEF HEAVY SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE LARAMIE RANGE..WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE IN LOWER ELEVATIONS LATER TODAY AS WELL. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COMMON.

 

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SNOWY AND SIERRA MADRE RANGES THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR ARLIGNTON...BORDEAUX...AND THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE AND FOOTHILLS FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARBY

 

LOCATIONS INCLUDING CHEYENNE...LARAMIE...AND RAWLINS FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

Current Road Conditions Around Laramie:
I-80

• Between Rawlins and Laramie both directions (Slick, blowing snow, strong winds)
• Between Cheyenne and Laramie (Slick to Slick in spots, blowing snow, limited visibility, strong winds.)