The agency posted this statement on its website on Friday morning:
Heads up to area ranchers and those planning travel next week on a drastic change in the weather. A strong low pressure system looks to move through the area, bringing widespread snow, strong winds and much colder temperatures. The forecast could change, but right now, guidance is showing this low tracking through northern Colorado.
A very favorable pattern for heavy snow and blizzard conditions for southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle. Really cold temperatures behind this low as well and we re probably way too warm on our temperature forecast for the middle/end of next week.
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The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for foggy conditions in southeast Wyoming. the statement reads as follows:
Jan 26, 2021
A Special Weather Statement is out for locally dense fog for portions of the I-80 corridor near the Summit and Vedauvoo, and for the I-80 corridor between Rawlins and Laramie through 9 AM today. Webcams are showing localized dense fog that is reducing visibility to about a quarter mile at times. Slow down and allow extra distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Be safe!
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Cheyenne National Weather Service Posts Travel Planner For Storm
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The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has posted a winter travel planner for major southeast Wyoming highways this weekend in the face of expected winter weather.
The storm is expected to dump as much as 12-20 inches of snow at some higher elevations.
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Cheyenne National Weather Service Warns Of Dangerous Winds
The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service says southeast Wyoming can expect wind speeds of 70-80 mph today [Jan 13] and tomorrow.
The agency has posted high wind warnings for the region, including the cities of Cheyenne and Laramie. The weather service posted this statement on its website:
Various High Wind Watches (brown) and High Wind Warnings (yellow) are in effect from today into Friday. Winds will gust up to 80 mph at wind prone locations, and up to 70 mph elsewhere
Be alert for the possibility of
dangerous travel conditions today and Thursday. Widespread High Wind event through Thursday. Continued High Wind Watches for the Nebraska Panhandle Thursday and Friday.