Forecast Update: Weekend Cold/Snow For Wyoming

By now, you're aware of the major winter storm that is bearing down on most states across America. But states like Wyoming and Colorado will only get a glancing blow as that high-pressure system that has been keeping winter away from us continues to bend the jet stream.

Travel is going to suck across most of the country. Roads will be closed, and flights have been canceled.

Here is what the rest of the nation can expect this weekend, and here is what Wyoming and our region can expect.

For Wyoming.

For Friday, expect a little wind with this system. But expect some snow and extreme cold. Saturday will be sunny and very cold with temperatures in the teens and overnight lows in the single digits.

Wyoming is facing a major cold snap, with an Arctic front bringing dangerously cold temperatures, bitter wind chills, and accumulating snow through the weekend. Friday and Saturday, temperatures will rest in the teens, and lows will plunge to single digits or below zero.

This will create hazardous wind chills and make travel difficult. Expect dangerous conditions, including potential frostbite and hypothermia, requiring extreme caution and thick winter gear.

States East of Wyoming

This will be a long-lasting winter storm that will hammer parts of the South, Midwest, and Northeast Friday through Monday with potentially damaging ice and heavy snow for millions from New Mexico and Texas to parts of New England. Forecasters are expecting widespread dangerous travel. This will produce a major ice storm in the South with long-lasting power outages and tree damage.

The storm affected over 230 million people in the U.S., with snow and/or ice, two-thirds of our nation's population. Heavy snow and/or ice is forecast for 33 states from the storm, from Arizona to the Midwest, South, and New England.