GILLETTE, Wyo. — Residents of northeastern Wyoming and the Black Hills region should prepare for not one, but two rounds of snow impacting the area today and Wednesday.
According to the latest forecast issued by the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, the first wave of snow is expected to arrive mainly this morning. Forecasters predict a 40% chance of less than an inch of snow accumulation during the daytime in northeastern Wyoming.
A second wave of snow will move in later tonight and persist through Wednesday morning. While confidence in snow totals for the plains remains moderate, the northern Black Hills could see significant accumulation due to upslope potential, with estimates ranging from 2 to 8 inches in the highest elevations. In Gillette, there’s a 40% chance of up to 2 inches of snow overnight.
Meteorologists are closely monitoring the second wave of snow and may issue a winter weather advisory if conditions warrant.
Thursday through Saturday is expected to be quiet and sunny, with a warmup back into the 50s.
Detailed Forecast
- Today: A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of snow after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind at 8–15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
- Tonight: A 40% chance of snow, mainly after 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Windchill values as low as 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind at 14–23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of 1–2 inches possible.
- Wednesday: A 40% chance of snow, mainly before 10 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Windchill values as low as 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind at 13–23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New snow accumulation of 1–2 inches possible.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Windchill values as low as 8. Northwest wind at 6–9 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. South wind at 9–11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 50.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
- Veterans Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
More on the weather is available from the National Weather Service in Rapid City.
NOTE: AI tools assisted in the publication of this report.
