Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today 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 this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Current conditions at

Gillette, Gillette-Campbell County Airport (KGCC)

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

Fair

38°F

3°C

Humidity 43%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.9 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 15 Jan 7:53 am MST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Gillette WY

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

    Today: A 40 percent chance of snow after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 17. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of snow before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as -4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Very Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Very
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 32 by 2am. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Mostly
    Clear and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 17. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 24 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of snow before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Wind chill values as low as -4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 34 to 41 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as -4. Very windy, with a northwest wind 35 to 40 mph decreasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a temperature rising to around 32 by 2am. Blustery, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Gillette WY
 44.28°N 105.57°W (Elev. 4800 ft)
6:31 am MST Jan 15, 2026
8am MST Jan 15, 2026-6pm MST Jan 21, 2026
 
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