Weather

Total snow accumulations generally ranging from 5 to 10 inches, with local amounts up to 15 inches possible near the core of the heaviest snow bands.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has announced multiple road closures due to wind and winter weather conditions.

If you question how vicious the Wyoming wind can be even on a sunny day during the winter, you need to see video shared by a driver that shows how it trapped cars under an underpass on I-80.

The windy weather is likely to continue, according to the weather service.

Be sure to plan on wearing numerous layers if outside for any length of time as temperatures are likely to be in the teens to single digits with wind chills in the negative single digits to negative teens late Friday night into early Saturday.

Colder weather is also headed our way later in the week.

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service has posted high wind and winter storm warnings for parts of southeast Wyoming for tonight.

The Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service is warning southeast Wyoming residents to expect strong winds, blowing snow, and generally hazardous weather.

Just for reference, wind speeds of 74 miles per hour are generally considered to be hurricane-force winds.

Expect light to moderate snow with total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 12 inches.