Cold Front and Snow Coming for Natrona County

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 4PM MDT SAT

For Natrona County Lower Elevations, Wyoming

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN WYOMING LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL RUN ABOUT 20 TO 30 DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAY.

ALONG WITH THE COLDER TEMPERATURES, NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 20 TO 30 MPH, CREATING WIND CHILLS AROUND 15 TO 20 DEGREES IN MANY AREAS. IN ADDITION, A PERIOD OF RAINFALL, QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING, WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE DIVIDE.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED ON CASPER MOUNTAIN. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS COULD ALSO OCCUR IN LANDER, RIVERTON, AND CASPER DURING THIS TIME FRAME.