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Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Gillette, Gillette-Campbell County Airport (KGCC)

Lat: 44.34°NLon: 105.54°WElev: 4364ft.

Fair

38°F

3°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 14 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 15 Jan 1:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles NW Gillette WY

High Wind Warning January 15, 03:00pm until January 16, 06:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 43. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Windy. Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 43. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming northwest. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain between 3pm and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a northwest wind 31 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as 3. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles NW Gillette WY
 44.46°N 105.86°W (Elev. 4196 ft)
Last Update:
1:46 am MST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am MST Jan 15, 2026-6pm MST Jan 21, 2026
 
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