Don Day's Wyoming Weather Forecast: Friday, April 17, 2026

Chance of snow in much of Wyoming Friday. Cold overnight with a chance of snow before midnight in some areas. Highs in the 30s and low 40s. Lows mainly in the teens and low 20s.

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Coy Knobel

April 17, 20267 min read

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"First bear this year. North Fork, west of Cody."
"First bear this year. North Fork, west of Cody." (Reader photo: Mike Carlson)

Chance of snow in much of Wyoming Friday. Cold overnight with a chance of snow before midnight in some areas. Highs in the 30s and low 40s. Lows mainly in the teens and low 20s.

 

Central:  

Casper:  Winter weather advisory until noon today. Chance of snow mainly before 3 p.m., otherwise partly sunny and breezy today with a high near 36 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 21.

 

Riverton:  Freeze warning until tomorrow morning. Chance of snow, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 43 and partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 22.

 

Shoshoni:  Freeze warning until tomorrow morning. Chance of snow, increasing clouds today with a high near 42 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 22.

 

Southwest:  

Evanston Slight chance of snow, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 37 and mostly clear overnight with a low near 15.

 

Green River:  Slight chance of snow after 4 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 20 and wind gusts as high as 24 mph.

 

Kemmerer:  Slight chance of snow after 5 p.m., otherwise sunny and breezy today with a high near 34 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a low near 17 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

Western Wyoming:  

Pinedale:  Slight chance of snow after 1 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 32 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a low near 17 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

Alpine Chance of snow mainly after 1 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 36 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 22.

 

Big Piney:  Slight chance of snow after 4 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 34 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a low near 14 and wind gusts as high as 28 mph.

 

Northwest: 

Dubois Chance of snow mainly after 5 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and blustery today with a high near 31 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly clear and breezy overnight with a chance of snow before midnight, a low near 19 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph.

 

Jackson:  Chance of snow after noon, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 37 and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 20.

 

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park:  Snow mainly after 1 p.m. likely, increasing clouds today with a high near 26 and partly cloudy overnight with a chance of snow before midnight and a low near 8.

 

Bighorn Basin:  

Thermopolis:  Freeze warning until tomorrow morning. Chance of snow, otherwise mostly sunny today with a high near 43 and wind gusts as high as 21 mph. Gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a chance of snow before midnight and a low near 21.

 

Cody:  Freeze warning until tomorrow morning. Chance of snow after 2 p.m., otherwise partly sunny today with a high near 39 and gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 22.

 

Powell:  Freeze warning until tomorrow morning. Chance of snow mainly after 4 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny and breezy today with a high near 41 and wind gusts as high as 32 mph. Blustery, gradually becoming mostly clear overnight with a low near 24 and wind gusts as high as 25 mph.

 

North Central:  

Buffalo:  Chance of snow mainly after 4 p.m., otherwise partly sunny and windy today with a high near 36 and wind gusts as high as 38 mph. Mostly cloudy and blustery overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight, a low near 25 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

Sheridan:  Chance of snow mainly after 1 p.m., otherwise partly sunny today with a high near 44 and afternoon wind from 17-22 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 21.

 

Ranchester:  Chance of snow mainly after 1 p.m., otherwise partly sunny today with a high near 42 and afternoon wind from 19-24 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a chance of snow mainly before midnight and a low near 21.

 

Northeast:  

Gillette:  Slight chance of snow before 9 a.m., gradually becoming mostly sunny, breezy today with a high near 39 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 20 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph.

 

Newcastle:  Slight chance of snow before 3 p.m., gradually becoming mostly sunny, breezy today with a high near 40 and wind gusts as high as 31 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 21 and wind gusts as high as 29 mph.

 

Moorcroft:  Slight chance of snow before 3 p.m., gradually becoming mostly sunny today with a high near 40 and wind gusts as high as 26 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a low near 19 and wind gusts as high as 23 mph.

 

Eastern Plains:  

Torrington:  Snow near certain mainly before 3 p.m., breezy today with a high near 44 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a low near 21 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Wheatland:  Snow likely mainly before 3 p.m., patchy blowing snow before noon, breezy today with a high near 41 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight, a low near 24 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph.

 

Midwest:  Winter weather advisory until noon. Chance of snow mainly after 1 p.m., otherwise partly sunny today with a high near 36 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 20.

 

Southeast:  

Cheyenne:  Up to 2 inches of snow near certain mainly before 3 p.m., patchy blowing snow before 3 p.m., breezy today with a high near 35 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight, a low near 21 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

 

Laramie:  Snow likely mainly before 3 p.m., patchy blowing snow before 3 p.m., blustery today with a high near 31 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Partly cloudy and blustery overnight with a chance of snow before midnight, patchy blowing snow before 8 p.m., a low near 18 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

 

Pine Bluffs:  Up to 2 inches of snow near certain, patchy blowing snow before 2 p.m., breezy today with a high near 38 and wind gusts as high as 40 mph. Mostly clear and blustery overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight, a low near 18 and wind gusts as high as 35 mph.

 

South Central:  

Rawlins:  Winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today. Chance of snow mainly before 9 a.m., patchy blowing snow, mostly cloudy and breezy today with a high near 33 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Partly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 19.

 

Saratoga:  Winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today. Snow likely mainly before 3 p.m., patchy blowing snow, breezy and gradually becoming mostly sunny today with a high near 34 and wind gusts as high as 30 mph. Mostly cloudy overnight with a slight chance of snow before midnight and a low near 16.

 

Baggs:  Winter weather advisory until 3 p.m. today. Snow likely mainly before 9 a.m. today with a high near 37 and partly cloudy overnight with a low near 15.

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