Wyoming Weather 3/8 Morning - 20° Above Normal

Good morning. Wyoming. I'm Michael Nally. Folks, the wind is absolutely screaming across Wyoming today. And I mean screaming. High Wind Warnings are up for the Absaroka Mountains and Cody Foothills, where gusts could slam Chief Joseph Pass at 75 miles an hour. That's enough to knock a semi sideways. Down in Cody. Powell. And Clark, you're already getting hammered with 30 to 40 mile an hour gusts this morning. And it's only going to get worse through midday. Southeast Wyoming isn't catching a break either. Arlington and Bordeaux are seeing 60 mile an hour gusts right now. The I-80 corridor gets west winds of 25 to 30 miles an hour, gusting to 50. Cheyenne might hit 40 to 50 mile an hour gusts, though the worst should stay in the foothills. What's driving this? A steep pressure gradient — 16 millibars from west to east — combined with strong downsloping winds. Textbook Wyoming wind event. Temperature-wise, it's surprisingly mild. Southeast and central Wyoming both hit 59 degrees. Western Wyoming tops out near 47, with a slight chance of rain showers early. Tonight, winds stay elevated. Lows range from 35 in the west to 44 central, with southeast Wyoming around 39. Here's your week ahead. Monday brings even warmer conditions — mid to upper 60s east of I-25, possibly touching 70 near the Nebraska panhandle. That's 20 degrees above normal and near record territory. High winds continue, with a Fire Weather Watch in effect for far eastern Wyoming. Tuesday, a cold front drops south, bringing cooler temps and a chance for snow showers in the northern mountains. Then brace yourself — Thursday and Friday look like another major wind event, possibly even stronger than today. Secure anything outside before you leave the house. Seriously. See you this afternoon.