GILLETTE, Wyo. — Following a long Thursday with lots of snow, Friday is expected to feature a lot less precipitation. However, signs are beginning to suggest a new storm could be on its way next week.
According to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota, today’s high will be 31 degrees, which is actually 2 degrees cooler than yesterday before it began to snow. Following today, though, Gillette will begin warming back up incrementally every day. There is also only a 20% chance of precipitation today before 7 a.m.
Saturday will break past freezing again at 38 degrees, though winds will be faster than previous days and make it feel about 10 degrees at times. Saturday night’s low will be 26 degrees.
Sunday will see Gillette returning to the 40s. The high for the day will be 46 degrees, with the evening’s low, 34 degrees, not even falling below freezing.
The next few days will continue that warming trend. However, the NWS in Rapid City said in its forecast discussion that a new weather system might drop in on Gillette late next week.
“There is consistency with medium range solutions showing a large storm system affecting the central [continental United States] toward the end of the week. Will be keeping an eye on this, but it’s much too early to tell what impacts to the area there may be,” the NWS in Rapid City said.
Detailed Forecast
- Today: A 20% chance of snow before 7 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Windchill values as low as 11. North wind at 6–9 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Windchill values as low as 8. Southwest wind at 7–10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Windchill values as low as 10. Southwest wind at around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southwest wind at 10–13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Southwest wind at around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
- Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind at 14–18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind at 14–18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind at 8–11 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
- Thursday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy.
More on the weather is available from the NWS in Rapid City.
NOTE: AI tools assisted in the publication of this report.
