GILLETTE, Wyo. — Although Gillette is technically out of the way of winter storm warnings taking effect to its south, the community should expect an increased chance of snow through the week after Monday.
As for today, relatively high temps — today’s high is 52 degrees — will persist alongside increasingly high winds through the afternoon. The National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, said that the coming snow will end elevated fire risks.
Despite not falling under the winter weather advisory, Gillette will face some strong winter weather this coming week. The NWS in Rapid City highlighted blowing snow and high winds as being especially prevalent the next few days.
Although winds will pick up later, tonight should also be relatively mild compared to the incoming weather Tuesday, with just a chance of rain and snow before 9 p.m. By 2 a.m., however, winter weather conditions will really set in.
It doesn’t appear that milder weather will return to the Gillette area until Wednesday, when temps will peak back at around 45 degrees and snow chances diminish.
Detailed Forecast
- Today: A 30% chance of rain after 5 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a southwest wind at 6–11 mph shifting to the north 16–21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
- Tonight: A chance of rain and snow before 9 p.m., then a chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Windchill values as low as 11. Blustery, with a north wind at around 24 mph and gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than an inch possible.
- Tuesday: A 50% chance of snow, mainly before 11 a.m. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Windchill values as low as 10. Blustery, with a north wind at 17–24 mph and gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 18. Windchill values as low as 10. North wind at 6–13 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind at 6–8 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind at around 6 mph.
- Thursday: A 50% chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East wind at 8–11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind at 8–10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 37.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 44.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
More on the weather is available from the NWS in Rapid City.
NOTE: AI tools assisted in the publication of this report.
