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FNUS75 KCYS 262020
FWSCYS
SPOT FORECAST FOR SNOWY RANGE OPERATIONS...CARBON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
120 PM MST THU FEB 26 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT (307) 772-2227
DISCUSSION
WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST, RELATIVELY DRY AND MILD
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE NEAR FREEZING. WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WITH WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES, MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH SIMILAR WINDS SPEEDS AND GUSTS.
A LOW TEMPERATURE AROUND 20 IS EXPECTED, HOWEVER WIND CHILLS WILL BE CLOSE
TO ZERO DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES DURING THE MORNING. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE DURING
THE AFTERNOON, WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE HIGH
TERRAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STEADY, WITH
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SATURDAY.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 24 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH.
TIME (MST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 24 25 26 27 24 15 22 24 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............19 23 26 28 30 30 31 31 32 31
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.24 25 26 28 29 30 30 30 29 29
SURFACE WND GST.37 38 40 43 44 45 45 45 44 43
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 26 TO 29 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 44
MPH.
TIME (MST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........8 8 10 12 11 14 12 10 8 8 9 9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............28 27 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 28 26 26 26
SURFACE WND GST.43 43 44 43 43 41 41 41 40 40 40 40
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 21 TO 29 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 44 MPH
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
TIME (MST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 11 12 13 13 14 22 30 38 53 67 82
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............21 22 23 26 30 33 34 34 35 34 34 33
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
SURFACE WND SPD.26 26 28 28 29 29 29 29 26 24 21 16
SURFACE WND GST.40 40 40 41 43 44 44 43 40 36 31 24
FORECASTER...FULLER
REQUESTED BY...LENNY LAYMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER
.TAG 2604005.0/CYS
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL LENNYLAYMAN@CARBONCOUNTYWY.GOV
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