572  
FNUS75 KCYS 050726  
FWSCYS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EAGLE ROCK RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY  
1226 AM MST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THE HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 50 DEGREES WITH A  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR 25 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE  
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE  
WESTERLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AS A WINTER SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO  
THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON,  
HOWEVER PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY LIKELY OVERNIGHT ONCE A COLD  
FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2  
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER CONTINUES INTO THE  
DAY FRIDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL  
ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS  
AT 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER  
STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDNIGHT  
FRIDAY NIGHT.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SNOW LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 22 PERCENT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (71700 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO POOR (23100 KNOT-FT)  
EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO VERY GOOD  
(118900 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON LATE IN THE  
MORNING.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........57 39 24 15 8 8 23 48 59 74 74 62  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20  
TEMP............33 34 40 42 46 48 49 49 49 48 47 43  
RH..............41 40 33 32 28 25 24 24 24 27 31 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 20 20 21 21 21 20 18 18 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.6 2.5 4.0 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.4 3.9 2.8 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 18 21 21 24 23 23 22 22 17 21  
SDSPL KT-FT/10006 6 9 46 72 119 118 117 103 74 41 23  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW  
IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE  
EVENING. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY  
BLOWING SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................22 PERCENT INCREASING TO 61 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTH 15 TO 16 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
AROUND 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11000 KNOT-FT).  
 
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........68 75 84 64 75 84 82 92 94 94 94 94  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 60  
TEMP............39 37 35 32 31 31 29 29 29 28 27 27  
RH..............54 59 61 66 66 66 72 72 75 78 81 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 22 23 25 26 28 28 28 28 28 29  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.7 1.4 0.6 1.4 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 24 24 24 24 24 22 22 22 22 23  
SDSPL KT-FT/100022 23 27 21 18 20 13 14 26 11 27 29  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING  
SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW.  
CWR.................61 PERCENT DECREASING TO 11 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 16 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
36 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 30 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (39800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (92800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 94 94 95 93 89 87 85 84 83 80 77  
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 40 40 40 40 40 40 10  
TEMP............25 24 27 26 25 26 26 26 26 25 25 25  
RH..............84 88 78 81 81 74 71 71 68 71 74 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 17 18 18 20 20 20 18 18 17 16  
20 FT WIND GUST.30 31 32 33 35 36 36 36 35 33 32 31  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.25 26 26 28 28 28 29 30 30 29 26 24  
SDSPL KT-FT/100040 46 49 58 66 73 82 91 93 91 82 69  
 

 
FORECASTER...FULLER  
REQUESTED BY...MARCUS VIGIL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604158.0/CYS  
.DELDT 03/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARCUS.VIGIL@USDA.GOV  
 
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