Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Mostly clear to partly cloudy conditions. The warmer temperatures will lead to afternoon winds and likely showers and thunderstorms. Snow melt will rapidly increase.

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Wendy Corr

May 16, 20237 min read

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(Cowboy State Daily Staff)
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It’s Tuesday, May 16 – and the day will dawn with mostly clear to partly cloudy conditions. The warmer temperatures will lead to afternoon winds and the potential for showers and thunderstorms, which is a pretty typical pattern for this time of year. But there’s no real threat of frosts or freezes this week, and we can watch the landscape green up with the sunshine and warmer temperatures.

Central:

Sunny and breezy today in Casper, with a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and a high near 75; winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Sunny today in Lander, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 72. Sunny and breezy in Glenrock today, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and a high near 75. 

Mostly clear in Casper overnight, with a low around 50. Mostly clear tonight in Lander, with a low around 48. Partly cloudy overnight in Glenrock, with a low around 46. 

Southwest:

Mostly sunny today in Evanston, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon and a high near 68. Sunny and breezy in Green River today, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and a high near 73; winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Sunny and breezy today in Kemmerer, with a high near 69 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

Partly cloudy in Evanston overnight, with a low around 40. Mostly clear and breezy tonight in Green River, with a low around 45 and winds gusting as high as 22 mph. Mostly clear and breezy in Kemmerer tonight, with a low around 42 and gusts as high as 28 mph. 

Western Wyoming:

Mostly sunny and breezy today in Pinedale, with a high near 67 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Mostly sunny today in Afton, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 70. Sunny and breezy today in La Barge, with a high near 71 and gusts as high as 22 mph.

Mostly clear and breezy in Pinedale overnight, with a low around 38 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph. Mostly clear overnight in Afton, with a low around 41. Mostly clear and breezy in La Barge tonight, with a low around 39 and gusts as high as 22 mph.

Northwest:

Sunny today in Jackson, with a slight chance of showers in the afternoon, and a high near 71. Sunny and breezy in Dubois today, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 68; winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Mostly sunny and breezy today in Yellowstone National Park, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon and a high near 69; winds could gust as high as 21 mph. 

Mostly clear in Jackson overnight, with a low around 38. Mostly clear and breezy tonight in Dubois, with a low around 40 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Partly cloudy in Yellowstone overnight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 44. 

Bighorn Basin:

Sunny today in Thermopolis, with a 20 percent chance of showers in the afternoon, and a high near 78. Mostly sunny and breezy in Cody today, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 76; winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Sunny and breezy today in Powell, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 81; winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Mostly clear in Thermopolis tonight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and a low around 51. Mostly clear and breezy in Cody overnight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 51; winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Partly cloudy and breezy overnight in Powell, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 51, with gusts as high as 22 mph. 

North Central:

Mostly sunny and breezy in Buffalo today, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 71; winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Sheridan can expect increasing clouds today, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 76. Increasing clouds in Ranchester today, with showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm in the afternoon, with a high near 75. 

Partly cloudy tonight in Buffalo, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 52. Mostly cloudy in Sheridan overnight, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 48. Mostly cloudy in Ranchester overnight, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and a low around 48.

Northeast:

Mostly sunny today in Gillette, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 74. Mostly sunny in Newcastle today, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 74. Mostly sunny in Upton, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 75. 

Partly cloudy and breezy in Gillette overnight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 49; winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy tonight in Newcastle, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 50. Partly cloudy in Upton overnight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 47. 

Eastern Plains:

Mostly sunny today in Douglas, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 75. Mostly sunny in Wheatland today, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 75. Mostly sunny today in Wright, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 73. 

Partly cloudy in Douglas overnight, with a low around 45. Partly cloudy tonight in Wheatland, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 48. Partly cloudy overnight in Wright, with a low around 47. 

Southeast:

Sunny and breezy today in Laramie, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 69, and 20 to 25 mph winds. Sunny and breezy in Cheyenne today, with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 73; winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Sunny and breezy in Medicine Bow today, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, in the afternoon, with a high near 70.

Partly cloudy overnight in Laramie, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 41. Mostly clear in Cheyenne tonight, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 45. Mostly clear in Medicine Bow overnight, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and a low around 42. 

South Central:

Mostly sunny and breezy in Saratoga today, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and a high near 70. Mostly sunny and breezy today in Rawlins, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon, and a high near 72; winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Mostly sunny today in Baggs, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and a high near 75. 

Partly cloudy overnight in Saratoga, with a low around 41. Partly cloudy in Rawlins overnight, with a low around 45. Partly cloudy tonight in Baggs, with a low around 40. 

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Wendy Corr

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