Cheyenne, Wyoming
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains; North Snowy Range Foothills |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 2:34 am -> 2026-05-16 @ 5:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-17 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-05-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-16 @ 2:34 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued May 16 at 1:34AM MDT until May 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
...LATE SEASON HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations over 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 to 45 mph. * WHERE...North Snowy Range Foothills including Arlington and Elk Mountain along Interstate 80, and Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Scattered power outages possible due to heavy wet snow on trees and powerlines. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | South Laramie Range |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 2:34 am -> 2026-05-16 @ 5:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-17 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-05-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-16 @ 2:34 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued May 16 at 1:34AM MDT until May 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
...LATE SEASON HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations over 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 30 to 40 mph with some drifting snow expected. * WHERE...South Laramie Range including the Interstate 80 Summit between Cheyenne and Laramie. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. |
| Alert: | Winter Storm Watch |
| Area(s): | North Laramie Range; Snowy Range |
| Effective: | 2026-05-16 @ 2:34 am -> 2026-05-16 @ 5:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-05-17 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-05-18 @ 7:00 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Possible |
| Urgency: | Future |
| Issued By: | NWS Cheyenne WY on 2026-05-16 @ 2:34 am |
| Headline: | Winter Storm Watch issued May 16 at 1:34AM MDT until May 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY |
| Description: |
...LATE SEASON HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations over 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 30 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Snowy Range and North Laramie Range. * WHEN...From Sunday evening through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Heavy wet snow. Roads, and especially bridges, will likely become slick and hazardous. |