GILLETTE, Wyo. — Residents of Gillette should prepare for a chilly Thanksgiving and weekend as a series of weather systems moves through the region, bringing gusty winds and a slight chance of snow.
Today, expect increasing cloud cover with a high near 43 degrees. However, windchill values could dip as low as 18 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota. Southwest winds will shift to the north in the afternoon.
Tonight, temperatures will drop to around 21 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. Windchill values could reach as low as 12 degrees, and northwest winds will pick up with gusts of up to 17 mph.
Wednesday will bring mostly sunny skies but with a high only reaching 32 degrees. Gusty northwest winds are expected behind a cold front moving through the area, bringing windchill down to 14 degrees.
There’s a slight chance of snow Wednesday night after 11 p.m., with a low around 15 degrees.
Thanksgiving Day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 27 and northwest winds gusting at up to 17 mph. While a white Thanksgiving isn’t likely, there’s a chance for some light snow flurries throughout the weekend, particularly in the northwest part of the county, per the forecast.
Temperatures will remain chilly through the weekend, with highs in the upper 20s and lows dipping into the teens.
Warmer weather is expected to return to Gillette at the start of next week, with mostly sunny skies and highs climbing back into the low 40s by Monday.
Detailed Forecast
- Today: Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Windchill values as low as 18. Southwest wind at around 7 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Windchill values as low as 12. Northwest wind at 5–9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Windchill values as low as 14. Northwest wind at 7–15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
- Wednesday Night: A 20% chance of snow after 11 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 15. Windchill values as low as 8. West wind at 3–8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
- Thanksgiving Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Northwest wind at 5–10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South wind at 3–6 mph.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33. South wind at around 7 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.
- Friday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North wind at 6–8 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
More on the weather is available from the National Weather Service in Rapid City.
NOTE: AI tools assisted in the publication of this report.
