Winter Storm Watch

The snow, coupled with northeast and north winds between 20 mph and 40 mph, could create near white-out conditions.

The US National Weather Service in Riverton has upgraded the the winter storm warning for Natrona County to a Blizzard Warning, which will be in effect beginning at 5pm Tuesday and will last until 11pm on Wednesday.

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Central Wyoming, meaning there will be "a very potent storm with widespread Major Winter Impacts" in Natrona County.

Parts of extreme southeast Wyoming could see heavy snow this evening through Wednesday, and the Wyoming Department of Transportation is reminding drivers, "Don't Crowd the Plow!"

Wednesday's temperatures were a far cry from last week's deep freeze, with several locations in southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle either setting or tying record highs.

Big changes are on the way in our weather.

Heavy snow combined with gusty winds could make mountain travel extremely difficult or impossible in southeast Wyoming Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.

According to the watch, the area could see accumulations of 4 to 8 inches with locally higher amounts of up to 10 inches possible.

Travel along Interstate 80 in Wyoming could be "very difficult to impossible" over the next few days.

The heaviest snow is expected Saturday night.