The first wave of a winter storm forecast for SE Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle is expected to hit the region today.

That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service.

The good news for Cheyenne and Laramie is that a Winter Storm Watch posted for both communities has now been downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory. But both could still see over six inches of snow over the next couple of days.

The agency posted the following on its Facebook page:

''The remaining Winter Storm Watches for Laramie County and southwest Platte County have been replaced with Winter Weather Advisories. Snowfall probabilities across the area have also been updated to reflect model trends showing less snowfall outside the high terrain. The first wave of this storm is expected during the daytime hours today with scattered showers expected across southeast Wyoming and western Nebraska. Snow showers are primarily expected west of the Laramie Range, a rain/snow mix along the Interstate 25 corridor, and rain showers in western Nebraska. The better part of the event is expected Wednesday evening into Thursday night as this is the best window for snow accumulations, mainly along the Interstate 25 corridor and points westward. Snow will taper off by Friday morning.''

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Here are the projected snowfall totals:

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Unsettled Weather Is In The Forecast For The Next Few Days

Forecasts For Cheyenne And Laramie:

Cheyenne Forecast

Today
Snow showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow showers, mainly before 1am, then a chance of snow after 1am. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 26. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly after 7am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow before 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday
A chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of freezing drizzle between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. East wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 57.
Laramie Forecast:
Today
Scattered snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
Snow showers before midnight, then snow likely after midnight. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Low around 23. Blustery, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Thursday
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Windy, with a north northeast wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.

Wyoming Black History in Pictures

Some of these pictures are part of a collection of photographs and negatives created and used by the Casper Star Tribune from 1967 until the middle of 1995 according to a newspaper article on the donation from February of 2000. In the words of Special Collections Curator, Kevin Anderson, the photographs serve to document "events in our own lives, events in our own history." Others come from a collection of photographs of people who lived in Casper's Sand Bar as found in the Walter R. Jones Papers available in and through the repository. Many others came from the Casper College Western History Center and the Wyoming State Archives from a wide-variety of original sources.

Gallery Credit: Kolby Fedore, Townsquare Media

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