Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday February 26, 2023

Its Sunday, February 26th   and snow is creeping back into the forecast, with a couple of inches possible in western Wyoming today. High winds could be hazardous in southeast Wyoming overnight. There are STILL major highways closed in south and central Wyoming, as well as a section of I-25 near Midwest.

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Don Day

February 26, 20237 min read

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(Not: Don Day will have his regular weather video again on Monday).

It’s Sunday, February 26th –  and snow is creeping back into the forecast, with a couple of inches possible in western Wyoming today. High winds could be hazardous in southeast Wyoming overnight. There are STILL major highways closed in south and central Wyoming, as well as a section of I-25 near Midwest.

Central:

Increasing clouds today in Casper, with a high near 49; windy, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Mostly sunny in Lander today, with a high near 32. Mostly cloudy in Shoshoni, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 27 and wind chill values as low as -10. 

Partly cloudy overnight in Casper, with a low around 30; very windy, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Lander could see isolated snow showers overnight, otherwise mostly clear, with a low around 13; breezy, with wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly cloudy tonight in Shoshoni, with a low around 0. 

Southwest:

Partly sunny in Rock Springs today, with a high near 35; breezy, with gusts as high as 28 mph blowing the snow around this afternoon. Evanston has a 30 percent chance of snow this morning (less than half an inch possible), with a high near 31 and wind chill values as low as zero; blustery, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly cloudy over South Pass this morning, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 28; windy, with gusts as high as 45 mph, causing patchy blowing snow after noon. 

Overnight, winds gusting as high as 31 mph will cause patchy blowing snow in Rock Springs; otherwise partly cloudy, with a low around 18. 1 to 2 inches of snow is possible tonight in Evanston, with a low around 17 and wind chill values as low as 3; breezy, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Travelers over South Pass tonight could see scattered snow showers and areas of blowing snow (less than an inch expected), with a low around 14 and wind chill values as low as zero; very windy, with gusts as high as 55 mph. 

Western Wyoming:

Snow showers are likely today in Afton (less than half an inch possible), mainly after noon, with a high near 28; breezy, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Pinedale can expect scattered snow showers, mainly after 1pm, with a high near 27. Cloudy this morning in La Barge, then gradually clearing, with a high near 26 and wind chill values as low as -10; breezy, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

1 to 3 inches of snow is expected overnight in Afton, with a low around 14; breezy, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Scattered snow showers tonight in Pinedale (less than half an inch possible), with a low around 5 and wind chill values as low as -5. La Barge can expect scattered snow showers overnight, with a low around 1 and wind chill values as low as -5; breezy, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Northwest:

Scattered snow showers this afternoon in Dubois, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 41; breezy, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Yellowstone National Park can expect isolated snow showers this afternoon, otherwise partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 40; winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Snow showers in Jackson this afternoon (less than an inch expected), with a high near 33; breezy, with gusts as high as 23 mph. 

Scattered snow showers overnight in Dubois (less than half an inch possible), with a low around 16; windy, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Less than an inch of snow is expected tonight in Yellowstone, with a low around 14; windy, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Snow showers could bring about an inch of snow to Jackson overnight, with a low around 12; breezy, with gusts as high as 31 mph. 

Bighorn Basin:

Partly sunny today in Powell, with a high near 41. Partly sunny in Cody today, with a high near 46; breezy, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Mostly sunny today in Ten Sleep, with a high near 45. 

Mostly cloudy overnight in Powell, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 16. Mostly cloudy tonight in Cody, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 19; breezy, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Mostly cloudy in Ten Sleep tonight, with a low around 15. 

North Central:

Partly sunny in Sheridan today, with a high near 46. Mostly cloudy today in Clearmont, with a high near 44. Big Horn can expect partly sunny skies, with a high near 48. 

There’s a 50% chance of rain and snow this evening in Sheridan, with a low around 21; new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Clearmont has a 50% chance of rain and snow overnight (less than half an inch possible), with a low around 19; breezy, with winds increasing to near 26 mph after midnight. There’s a 50 percent chance of snow tonight in Big Horn (less than half an inch expected), with a low around 22; breezy, with winds increasing to around 21 mph after midnight. 

Northeast:

Partly sunny and breezy in Gillette today, with a high near 46 and winds gusting as high as 39 mph. Partly sunny in Newcastle today, with a high near 51. Mostly sunny today in Aladdin, with a high near 52; windy, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

There’s a 30 percent chance of snow in Gillette tonight, with a low around 25 and wind chill values as low as 16; breezy, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Newcastle has a 20 percent chance of snow overnight, otherwise partly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 25 and wind chill values as low as 15; winds could gust as high as 23 mph. There’s a 30 percent chance of snow overnight in Aladdin, with a low around 30 and wind chill values as low as 18; breezy, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Eastern Plains:

Mostly cloudy today in Torrington, with a high near 51. Partly sunny in Lusk today, with a high near 45; breezy, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Kaycee can expect sunny skies this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 48 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

HIGH WIND WARNING OVERNIGHT IN MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING

Mostly cloudy in Torrington overnight, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 32; very windy, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Partly cloudy tonight in Lusk, with a low around 25; very windy, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Increasing clouds overnight in Kaycee, with a low around 24; breezy, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Southeast:

Partly sunny today in Cheyenne, with a high near 52. Partly sunny and breezy in Chugwater today, with a high near 48 and winds gusting as high as 30 mph. Partly sunny and breezy today in Laramie, with a high near 46 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

HIGH WIND WARNING OVERNIGHT IN MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING

Partly cloudy and very windy in Cheyenne overnight, with a low around 29 and gusts as high as 65 mph. Partly cloudy tonight in Chugwater, with a low around 31; extremely windy, with gusts as high as 65 mph. Partly cloudy and very windy in Laramie tonight, with a low around 22 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph.

South Central:

Partly sunny and breezy in Rawlins today, with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. There’s a 40 percent chance of snow today in Encampment, otherwise partly sunny and breezy, with a high near 39. Partly sunny in Hanna today, with a high near 37; windy, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

HIGH WIND WARNING OVERNIGHT IN MUCH OF SOUTHEAST WYOMING

Rawlins has a 20 percent chance of snow overnight, with a low around 23; windy, with gusts as high as 55 mph. There’s a 50 percent chance of snow tonight in Encampment, with a low around 20; windy, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Mostly cloudy tonight in Hanna, with a low around 20; very windy, with gusts as high as 70 mph.

Be sure to check out the road conditions if you’re traveling today!

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