Western and Central Wyoming

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Snow to Increase Saturday in Northwest Wyoming; Very Windy Conditions Expected in the Southwest

SNOW: A winter storm will impact northwest Wyoming through Saturday afternoon. The heaviest snow will occur Saturday morning. As of 5:00 AM Saturday, much of the snow has been confined to areas near the Montana border with 12-22" falling in the northern Absaroka Range. Additional snowfall totals on Saturday will generally range from 4-8" in the mountains. Valley locations may only see 1-3" of snow, with locally higher amounts in northern Grand Teton National Park.

COLD and WIND: East of the Continental Divide the story will be very cold temperatures and gusty westerly wind. An Arctic cold front will keep northern Wyoming in the deep freeze into Saturday morning. This front may briefly retreat north Saturday only to push south again late Saturday afternoon and night. Gusty westerly wind is anticipated ahead of this Arctic front across southwest Wyoming, mainly Sweetwater County. Wind speeds on Saturday will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to as high as 50 mph.

IMPACTS:

Travel over western and northern mountain passes, primarily Chief Joseph and to a lesser extent Teton and Togwotee, will be difficult at times through at least Saturday.
Gusty west wind will create hazardous crosswinds Saturday on US 189 and US 191 in Sweetwater County.

Model Forecast of precipitation every hour
from 5 am to 5 pm Saturday.
Darker blue shades represent heavier snow.

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NWS Text Products and Forecasts

Area Forecast Discussion	Winter Weather Statement	Special Weather Statement	What's a "Watch?"
Observed Snow Totals or High Wind	High Wind Statement	Weather Story	What's a "Watch?"

**Quick View of Hazards and Forecast Wind Gusts (created at 5:00 AM Saturday 12/30/17)**

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories in Effect until 5 pm Saturday for northern and western Wyoming Click Image To Enlarge	Strong wind gusts of over 50 mph could result in loss of vehicle control or a blow over to high profile trucks with an empty or light load. Click Image To Enlarge

Snowfall Forecast


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**Temperature Forecasts**

Saturday's High Temperature Click Image To Enlarge	Sunday's High Temperature Click Image To Enlarge

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Snow Totals and Wind Reports will be posted and updated here once the storm occurs (Please double check date and time of product)
967 NOUS45 KRIW 291448 PNSRIW WYZ023-010100- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Riverton WY 848 AM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...Star Valley NOAA Weather Radio Off-Air for Maintenance Sunday... NOAA Weather Radio station WNG-569 operating at 162.475 MHz serving Star Valley, Wyoming, will be down for routine maintenance between 7 AM and 7 PM MDT Sunday, June 30. We apologize for the inconvenience. $$

Snow Totals and Wind Reports will be posted and updated here once the storm occurs
(Please double check date and time of product)

                        
967
NOUS45 KRIW 291448
PNSRIW
WYZ023-010100-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
848 AM MDT Sat Jun 29 2024

...Star Valley NOAA Weather Radio Off-Air for Maintenance Sunday...

NOAA Weather Radio station WNG-569 operating at 162.475 MHz serving
Star Valley, Wyoming, will be down for routine maintenance between
7 AM and 7 PM MDT Sunday, June 30. We apologize for the
inconvenience.

$$

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Pocatello	Billings

Salt Lake	Cheyenne

Road Conditions and Web Cameras

Teton Pass - Hwy 22	Alpine Junction - U.S. Hwy 26/89/191	Jackson	Togwotee Mountain Lodge

Togwotee Pass - U.S. Hwy 26	Dubois	Granite Pass - U.S. Hwy 14	Powder River Pass - U.S. Hwy 16

South Pass - Hwy 28	Powell - U.S. Hwy 14	Buffalo - I-25/I-90 Interchange	Casper Mountain

Casper	Beaver Rim - U.S. Hwy 287	I-80 - Rock Springs	I-80 - Laramie

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