Wind Chill Watch in Effect for Natrona County & Lower Elevations

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued winter weather advisories for Natrona County and lower elevations of Wyoming.

... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY... ... WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* SUMMARY AND TIMING... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING... TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN SOUTH CASPER.
* WIND CHILL VALUES... 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY... WIND WILL BECOME NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHERN FREMONT COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST NATRONA COUNTY BY DAYBREAK. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THE NORTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS... ROADS WILL BE SLICK... AND SNOWPACKED MAKING TRAVEL MORE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. LOW WIND CHILLS CAN CAUSE FROST BITE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME... ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PROVIDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 5-1-1 OR ON THE INTERNET AT WYOROAD.INFO.
A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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... ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND BITTER COLD...
.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING BRINGING WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG WITH BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES. THE SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF AFTER NOON BUT THE AREA WILL BE STUCK WITH THE ARCTIC AIR INTO MID WEEK. AREAS OF NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 30 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER TONIGHT BETWEEN CASPER AND KEMMERER... WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONTINUING TO IMPACT TRAVEL.