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Tuesday & Wednesday Forecast

March 2026 Snow Report

CoCoRaHS Volunteers Needed!

SKYWARN Spotter Training Schedule

6PM 4/6 - Expect partly cloudy conditions with mild temperatures over the next two days. Westerly winds will spread into the I-25 corridor on Tuesday, with breezy southerly winds to the east. A series of weak cold fronts arriving Wednesday will also bring occasionally windy conditions. Strong winds are possible in the typical wind prone areas, especially Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Fire danger will be elevated both Tuesday and Wednesday. There will also be a chance for a few PM sprinkles. While notable rainfall is unlikely, these showers may lead to locally stronger winds.

5PM 4/5 - The exceptional warmth last month was the worst case scenario for the mountain snowpack in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado, which feeds the North Platte, Laramie, and Little Snake Rivers in spring and summer. Unfortunately, as of early April, mountain snowpack is at its lowest level on record. Most locations in our area peaked in mid March at their lowest peak in the historical record, and then declined significantly over the last several weeks due to the extremely warm temperatures. While some was recovered in the last few days, it was not enough to get out of the record low spot. Outside of the mountains, March continued the trend of below average snowfall that has dominated this entire season. Cheyenne's 17.1" season-to-date snowfall is the 3rd least in over 100 years of record keeping, and Scottsbluff's 6.4" in the 2nd least.

5PM 4/6 - We are looking for new volunteers to join CoCoRaHS and share daily precipitation reports with us! This takes just a few minutes of your time each morning, but provides extremely valuable information to us here at the National Weather Service. Sign up today at https://www.cocorahs.org/application.aspx All are welcome to join! We have a few areas where additional precipitation reports would be especially useful: - All rural areas - Rawlins & Carbon County - Lusk - Torrington - Kimball - Bridgeport April is Rain Gauge Rally month this year, which is a national competition to recruit the most new observers to join the CoCoRaHS program. Wyoming won the CoCoRaHS cup in 2025, so you can help Wyoming hold onto the award for another year, or for Nebraska residents, help Nebraska steal it!

SKYWARN Spotter Training is back! Here’s the list of all the Spotter Trainings we will be presenting this year! These are free to attend, for all ages, and typically last about 2 hours. Keep your eyes to the skies and learn how to identify storm features, report severe weather, and get a refresher on severe weather safety! Please see this website for more information and exact locations for training. weather.gov/cys/skywarn