Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

South Big Horn County Airport (KGEY)

Lat: 44.5174°NLon: 108.0752°WElev: 3934.0ft.

Clear

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.18 in (1022.01 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 21 Jan 12:35 PM MST
Extended Forecast for

16 Miles WNW Burgess Junction WY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow showers likely, mainly after 11pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -5 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: -1 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.

    Low: -5 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am.  Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Breezy.

    High: 6 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -15. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Snow showers likely, mainly after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around -5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -1. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. West southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Blustery.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
16 Miles WNW Burgess Junction WY
 44.83°N 107.84°W (Elev. 8816 ft)
12:17 pm MST Jan 21, 2026
12pm MST Jan 21, 2026-6pm MST Jan 27, 2026
 
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