Wyoming Weather 3/8 Midday - High Wind Warning

Good afternoon. Wyoming. I'm Matt Mullins. Folks, buckle up. High Wind Warnings are screaming across southeast Wyoming right now. And I'm not talking about a stiff breeze. Here comes gusts to 75 miles an hour in spots like Arlington and Bordeaux. If you're driving I-80 or I-25 in anything taller than a sedan, slow way down. These winds will shove you around. Step outside and you're already feeling it — 52 degrees with west winds cranking up. By this afternoon, most of the state pushes upper 50s to near 60. That's well above normal for early March. Cheyenne tops out around 59 with those howling west winds gusting to 45. Central Wyoming sees similar temps, but winds go even harder — 30 to 45 miles an hour, gusts to 50. Western Wyoming stays cooler at 47 with a slight chance of rain showers late today. Tonight? Winds refuse to quit. Lows stay mild in the 30s and 40s statewide thanks to all that mixing. Western areas could see rain or snow showers overnight. Monday brings even warmer temps — mid 60s for most, far eastern Wyoming potentially hitting low 70s. That's near record territory. But here's the catch. Winds stay fierce through Monday. And fire weather concerns ramp up with warm, dry, breezy conditions. Looking ahead, a cold front arrives Tuesday bringing cooler temps and snow showers, especially northern mountains. Then another major wind event looks likely Thursday and Friday — possibly stronger than today. We're talking 60-plus mile-an-hour gusts again. One more thing — clocks spring forward tonight. You lose an hour of sleep, but we gain daylight. Sunrise tomorrow at 7:24 A.M., sunset at 6:59 P.M. Secure anything outside that might take flight. See you this evening.