Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, January 16, 2026

Clouds, chance of snow in a few areas, but generally partly sunny to sunny in Wyoming on Friday. High winds possible especially in the east. Chance of snow in the northeast overnight. Breezy. Colder with highs from the upper teens to mid 30s and lows from near 0 to upper teens.

CK
Coy Knobel

January 16, 20266 min read

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"I took this last night out my window in Riverton, Wyoming."
"I took this last night out my window in Riverton, Wyoming." (Misty Sessions Bynon)

Clouds, chance of snow in a few areas, but generally partly sunny to sunny in Wyoming on Friday. High winds possible especially in the east. Chance of snow in the northeast overnight. Breezy. Colder with highs from the upper teens to mid 30s and lows from near 0 to upper teens.

Central:  

Casper:  Increasing clouds and very windy today with a high near 28 and wind gusts as high as 60 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 12 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. 

Lander:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 34 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 12.

Glenrock:  High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Partly sunny and windy today with a high near 30 and wind gusts as high as 50 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 11 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. 

Southwest:  

Evanston Sunny today with a high near 34 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 12. 

Rock Springs:  Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 35 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 12 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

Kemmerer:  Mostly sunny today with a high near 27 and wind gusts as high as 22 mph. Mostly clear overnight with a low near 11.

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Sunny and blustery today with a high near 25 and wind gusts as high as 34 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a low near 11 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

Afton:  Sunny today with a high near 23 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 6.

La Barge:  Sunny today with a high near 34 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 12.

Northwest: 

Dubois Mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 31 and wind gusts as high as 36 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a low near 18 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.

Jackson:  Sunny today with a high near 25 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 8.

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Sunny today with a high near 21 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 3.

Bighorn Basin:  

ThermopolisPartly sunny and breezy today with a high near 33 and wind gusts as high as 37 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 14 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph.

Cody:  Partly sunny and blustery today with a high near 31 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 16 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph.

Greybull:  Partly sunny and windy today with a high near 33 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 15 and wind gusts as high as 32.

North Central:  

Buffalo:  High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Partly sunny and very windy today with a high near 25 and wind gusts as high as 65 mph. Windy, gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 15 and wind gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sheridan:  High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Mostly cloudy today with a high near 30 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph. Becoming partly cloudy overnight with a low near 10 and wind from 22-25 mph.

Big Horn:  High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Mostly cloudy today with a high near 29 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph. Becoming partly cloudy overnight with a low near 12 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.

Northeast:  

Gillette:  High wind warning until 6 p.m. tonight. Mostly cloudy and very windy today with a high near 24 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a chance of snow before 11 p.m., a low near 8 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. 

Newcastle:  High wind warning until 6 p.m. tonight. Chance of snow before 11 a.m., otherwise partly sunny and windy today with a high near 22 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a slight chance of snow before 11 p.m., a low near 5 and wind gusts as high as 43 mph.

Sundance:  High wind warning until 3 p.m. Chance of snow mainly before 11 a.m., patchy blowing snow, mostly cloudy today with a high near 18 and wind gusts as high as 50 mph. Blustery, gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a chance of snow and patchy blowing snow mainly before 11 p.m., a low near 0 and wind gusts as high as 36 mph. 

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 32 and wind gusts as high as 60 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 12 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph.

Lusk: High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Partly sunny and windy today with a high near 25 and wind gusts as high as 70 mph. Partly cloudy and windy overnight with a low near 7 and wind gusts as high as 50 mph. 

Wright:  High wind warning until 6 p.m. tonight. Partly sunny and windy today with a high near 24 and wind gusts as high as 55 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a slight chance of snow before 11 p.m., a low near 10 and wind gusts as high as 41 mph.

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  High wind warning until 5 p.m. tonight. Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 30 and wind gusts as high as 70 mph. Mostly cloudy and windy overnight with a low near 12 and wind gusts as high as 45 mph.

Laramie:  High wind warning until 5 a.m. Saturday. Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 25 and wind gusts as high as 60 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 11 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

Medicine Bow:  Increasing clouds and windy today with a high near 27 and wind gusts as high as 50 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 12 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Partly sunny and blustery today with a high near 28 and wind from 10-20 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 9.                                 

Saratoga:  Partly sunny and blustery today with a high near 28 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low near 10.

Hanna:  Mostly sunny and windy today with a high near 25 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 11 and wind around 20 mph.

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Coy Knobel

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