Today's Forecast
For May 22nd, 2013

  High: 72°         Low: 49°

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Your Casper, Skinny Forecast:

Today: 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Thursday: 20% chance of Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

In Further Details

An approaching low pressure system will end the relatively quiet weather, and return chances for showers and thunderstorms today. The best chances for showers and thunderstorms will come across the western and central portions of the state. Strong storms, capable of producing gusty winds and small hail, will be possible this afternoon and evening across mainly the north and central. Showers and thunderstorms will generally diminish late this evening, but could linger across the northwest overnight tonight. Southerly flow will return normal to slightly above normal high temperatures today. An upper level low pressure system could then return chances for scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow, mainly across the north and east.

 Wind Forecast    

Today:  Breezy, with a east wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph

Thursday: East wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday:  Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

-- The Records --

High: 86° (1980)

Low: 30° (1969)

--The Almanac --

Yesterday's High: 66°

Normal high: 69°

Normal low: 39°

Precipitation Yesterday: 0.00 in

Precipitation for the Month: 1.79 in

Precipitation for the year: 5.95 in

 Sunrise: 5:35 AM       Sunset: 8:28 AM

KWCY News13 meteorologist Jenny Curtiss