Don Day Wyoming Weather Forecast: Sunday, January 29, 2023
Snow in most portions of Wyoming today. The only area that will get a break is in the northern part of the state. Very, very cold all over the state with sub-zero temperatures throughout.
It’s Saturday, January 28th – and winter weather is blanketing the state. Snow will continue to fall in many locations — up to 1/2 inch to 1 inch per hour in some areas. A total of 1-2 feet of snow is possible in the mountains before the storm is over.
Here comes the Arctic weather. Windy on Friday with blowing snow and more snow showers. Heavy in mountains. Arctic sub-zero temps thru Tuesday. Freezing fog, ice. Hazardous travel and livestock weather conditions.
What happens when a town’s only industrial snowblower breaks down in the middle of a particularly snowy winter? That’s happening in Lander right now and some townspeople are really upset about it while others are saying just “chill.”
Recent snowstorms have brought communities around Wyoming to a standstill. Riverton has reported record amounts of snow already this month, while both Casper and Lander have had nearly 60 inches so far this winter.
A Wyoming Highway Patrol veteran says he’s never seen anything like the perfect storm of winter that hit the Cowboy State on Wednesday, killing a first responder and causing near white-out conditions across the state.
In an office that looks more like a NASA mission control center, the Wyoming Transportation Management Center is the high-tech hub that controls the electronic signs which beam weather advisories and variable speed limit changes on the state’s highways.
As the entire state is expected to be below zero by Thursday, it’s wise not to go out. If you must, make sure your car is packed with the essentials: a sleeping bag for each person in the car, high-calorie food, warm drinks, and a few sticks of butter.
Here we go… All of Wyoming will feel the brunt of an impending winter storm, says Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day said, with much of the state getting between 6 – 12 inches of snow. High winds and dangerous wind chills are expected as well.
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