Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
Issued by NWS Cheyenne, WY
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371 FXUS65 KCYS 092333 AFDCYS Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cheyenne WY 433 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Light snow will taper off in southeast Wyoming and the far southwest NE panhandle through this afternoon. Precipitation expected to taper off from west to east through the day today. - Warmer temperatures expected for Sunday and Monday ahead of the next potential high wind event on Tuesday/Wednesday. - An occasionally windy and mostly dry period will occur for Tuesday through Saturday, with near normal temperatures for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, and above normal temperatures for Thursday and Friday. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 217 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024 Cold temperatures and light rain or snow showers continue to slowly move through the area as of 20Z this afternoon. Much needed precipitation was a welcomed sight earlier today for several locations. Many areas have received over 0.5 inches of either rainfall or liquid melted equivalent from snowfall as of Saturday morning. Daytime highs have topped off in the upper 30s to lower 40s for the lower elevations. Visibility reductions are still present in some areas of southeast Wyoming as the upper level system slowly propagates to the east-northeast this afternoon. We can expect the snow and rain showers to slowly dissipate in coverage as the upper level system ultimately pushes further east in the next 12-24 hours. On the heels of the departing upper level wave, we will see mid-level atmospheric heights rise overnight courtesy of an amplifying ridge further upstream. The associated dome of surface high pressure will propagate into the area on Sunday, and we can expect mostly sunny skies. This will assist with making it much warmer outside for daytime highs. Locations along and east of the I-25 corridor on Sunday will easily reach or exceed 55 degrees. 700mb winds will also increase in speeds, with 30-40 knots modeled along the spine of the Laramie Range and gap areas of southeast WY. This will translate to breezy winds for many areas, making the temperatures not feel as mild. A weak disturbance aloft is expected to propagate off the main 500mb steering flow Sunday night into Monday from an advancing mid-latitude cyclone across the Pacific Northwest. Surface pressure tendencies will tighten slightly as a surface low will develop and deepens slightly across eastern WY and western SD. Weak surface winds overnight on Sunday into early Monday morning combined with the nighttime subsidence inversion could result in localized patchy fog by daybreak across the valley areas of the NE Panhandle. Modest upper level ridging is expected on the backside of the ridge axis on Monday. As this amplifying upper level ridge propagates toward the Central and Northern Plains, the aforementioned upper level weather system from the Pacific Northwest will head toward the Four Corners region of the desert Southwest. 700mb temperatures of +3C to +5C should make for another mild day for Monday. Expect daytime highs in the 50s are areas east of the Laramie Range, and slightly cooler temperatures in the 40s for locations west of the Laramie Range. Mild overnight lows will be present Monday night ahead of the next weather system to impact the area. Should be a breezy night for the higher terrain, which will keep temperatures elevated due to consistent mixing in the lower boundary layer. Overnight lows in the 20s to near freezing are expected. By daybreak, the breezy winds will begin to spread further east. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 217 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024 Tuesday...As a trough aloft moves overhead, the low and mid level gradients strengthen significantly, possibly portending another high wind event for our Wyoming wind prone locations, as also seen on our high wind models. Temperatures will be slightly cooler for most locations. Looks like enough low and mid level moisture, and lift, to produce scattered snow showers mainly west of a Douglas to Laramie line. Wednesday...Cooler temperatures develop in the wake of a cold frontal passage and with zonal flow aloft developing. With 700 mb temperatures near -1 Celsius, maximum temperatures will only be in the lower 40s west of I-25, and upper 40s to mid 50s east of I-25. Continued breezy to windy based on the projected low and mid level gradients. Thursday...The flow aloft backs from westerly to southwesterly inducing another surface lee trough development, and with 700 mb temperatures rising to near 4 Celsius, highs will warm to the upper 40s to mid 50s west of I-25, with upper 50s to mid 60s east of I-25. Continued breezy to windy based on the low and mid level gradients. Friday...As another shortwave trough aloft moves into our region, our flow aloft remains southwest with 500 mb heights falling about 140 meters, thus slightly cooler temperatures expected with low and mid level gradients suggesting another windy day, especially for our Wyoming wind prone locations such as Arlington, Bordeaux, Vedauwoo and the I-80 Summit. Saturday...Cooler and breezy in the wake of a shortwave trough aloft and its associated cold frontal passage. 700 mb temperatures near -6 Celsius will yield maximum temperatures in the lower to mid 40s west of I-25, with mid 40s to mid 50s east of I-25. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/... Issued at 422 PM MST Sat Nov 9 2024 A potent upper low will move from central Nebraska this evening, to northwest Iowa by Sunday morning, then westerly flow aloft will develop across the terminals. Wyoming TAFS...Clear skies will prevail at Rawlins, with wind gusts to 23 knots until 02Z, and to 30 knots after 16Z Sunday. For Laramie and Cheyenne, ceilings will range from 3500 to 5000 feet until 04Z, with occasional light snow reducing visibilities to 4 miles and ceilings to 2500 feet until 02Z. Scattered clouds from 8000 to 12000 feet will occur after 04Z. Low level wind shear occurs at Laramie after 04Z, and at Cheyenne from 02Z to 17Z. Nebraska TAFS...At Chadron and Alliance, ceilings will range from 2500 to 3500 feet until 03Z, with occasional light rain and fog reducing visibilities to 3 miles and ceilings near 1500 feet until 03Z, then ceilings will be near 4500 feet from 03Z to 08Z, then skies will be clear. For Scottsbluff and Sidney, expect ceilings near 3500 feet until 07Z, with occasional light rain and fog reducing visibilities to 4 miles with ceilings from 1500 to 2500 feet, then mostly clear skies will occur after 07Z. Winds will gust to 25 knots at Sidney until 03Z. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...None. NE...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...BW LONG TERM...RUBIN AVIATION...RUBIN