Deteriorating Conditions

From NWS Cheyenne

2/16- 5AM: 🚨 Winter Weather Advisory and Winter Storm Warning headlines have been expanded for your Friday forecast. Light snowfall accumulations outside of the winter headlines are expected, but impacts will not be as high.

⏰ Expect rapidly deteriorating conditions this afternoon when snow showers become locally heavy at times. Some areas could see snowfall rates of 1 inch or more per hour this afternoon in the heaviest snow bands that occur east of the Laramie Range.

📏 2 to 5 inches can be expected in the Advisory areas, with locally higher amounts possible where snow bands persist longer. Higher amounts of 6 or more inches are expected in the Winter Storm Warning headlines. For your local forecast, go to weather.gov/cys

Snow will be the word Friday across much of the area. We have a cold front that has moved into the area from the north. This front will likely be located along the Interstate 80 Corridor Friday, bringing fairly widespread snow to many areas.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for many locations across southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle tonight through Friday.

This front will push south into Colorado tomorrow afternoon and evening, with snow ending from north to south. A pretty nice day expected Saturday with clearing skies and warming temperatures. Strong winds expected Sunday for the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming. Increasing clouds expected through the day Sunday.