Cloudy Wednesday to give way to rainy night, Thursday – County 17

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Rain and thunderstorms are on their way to the Gillette area. Unlike other parts of eastern Wyoming, however, the rain’s arrival will be delayed in Campbell County until very late tonight.

Meanwhile, today will be mostly cloudy with a high around 54 degrees and somewhat breezy 5–14 mph winds. Gusts could occasionally hit speeds of around 22 mph.

Those clouds hanging over Gillette today will begin dumping rain very late tonight — after 3 a.m. Tonight’s low will be 38 degrees and winds will hold at around 10–14 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Showers from late tonight will persist into tomorrow, when the total chance of precipitation is 90%. Thursday will be around 43 degrees and experience 10 mph winds all day.

Tomorrow night will be similarly rainy, but mainly before midnight. The evening will get as cold as 37 degrees and will still experience 10 mph winds.

After Thursday night, the chances of rain for the Gillette area become a lot less certain. Friday will see only a 20% chance of rain, while Saturday so far appears to not be getting any rain at all. While it may be too early to tell how often it should rain at the start of next week, Monday and Tuesday do present rain. See the detailed forecast below for more information.

Detailed Forecast

• Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind at 5–14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
• Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 3 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind at 10–14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Thursday: Showers. High near 43. Southeast wind at around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind at around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: A 20% chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southeast wind at 11–21 mph and gusts as high as 32 mph.
• Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a southeast wind at 22–25 mph and gusts as high as 37 mph.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a south wind at 16–23 mph and gusts as high as 34 mph.
• Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind at 13–16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
• Sunday: A chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
• Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
• Monday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy.
• Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy.
• Tuesday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

More on the weather is available from the NWS in Rapid City.

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