Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
238 FLUS45 KRIW 071952 HWORIW Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Riverton WY 152 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024 WYZ001>020-022>030-081300- Yellowstone National Park-Absaroka Mountains-Cody Foothills- North Bighorn Basin-Southwest Bighorn Basin- Southeast Bighorn Basin-Owl Creek and Bridger Mountains- Bighorn Mountains West-Bighorn Mountains Southeast- Northeast Johnson County-Southeast Johnson County- Teton and Gros Ventre Mountains-Jackson Hole- Wind River Mountains West-Wind River Mountains East- Upper Wind River Basin-Wind River Basin-Lander Foothills- Green Mountains and Rattlesnake Range- Natrona County Lower Elevations-Casper Mountain-Star Valley- Salt River and Wyoming Ranges-Upper Green River Basin Foothills- Upper Green River Basin-South Lincoln County- Rock Springs and Green River-Flaming Gorge-East Sweetwater County- 152 PM MDT Tue May 7 2024 ...Winter Storm Warning for the Bighorn Range Tonight through Wednesday Night... ...Snow Continues in Northwest Wyoming Overnight... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Western and Central Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Rest of Today and Tonight. Snow continues across the northwest mountains through this evening. A northerly surge of snow and cooler air arrives from the north later tonight. This will allow for snow to steadily increase in the Bighorn Range and northwest mountains later tonight. West to northwest wind gusting 35 to 45 mph persists across the lower elevations through sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Wednesday and Thursday...Another round of precipitation moves north-to-south through the state with widespread rain and snow. The heaviest snow will be across the northern mountains Wednesday, and eventually the east slopes of the Wind River Range later Wednesday and Wednesday night. The precipitation decreases Thursday afternoon and night. Breezy, with west to northwest wind switches to the north during the day Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. $$