Wet & Cool Weekend Forecasted

The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Special Weather Statement for this weekend.

... WET AND COOL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... WITH SIGNIFICANT MID TO HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL ALSO POSSIBLE...

HUNTERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A CHANGE TO MUCH COOLER AND INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF RAIN THAT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ALTHOUGH SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN QUITE HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... AROUND OR ABOVE 9000 FEET... THEY WILL BEGIN TO LOWER SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING... TO AS LOW AS 8000 FEET. CURRENTLY... THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE 8500 FEET WILL BE OVER THE BIGHORN... WIND RIVER... AND ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW CHANCES WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING FALL STORM.