Sundance, WY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - High Wind Warning

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

42°F
Feels Like 35°F  
Humidity 67% Dew Point 32°F Wind S 14 MPH Gusts 17 Barometer 29.92 in.
Report from a personal weather station 0.4 mi. SE of central Sundance
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Partly Cloudy, Low 32F
 
32
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, High 49F, Low 15F
70%
49
15
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Blowing Snow, High 30F, Low 37F
50%
30
37
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Rain, High 50F, Low 25F
30%
50
25
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 37F, Low 21F
50%
37
21
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Mostly Sunny, High 40F, Low 30F
40
30
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 49F, Low 31F
49
31

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 49°F to a low of 30°F mid-week, then warm to 50°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 34°F with lows around 13°F.


This Date in Weather History

1917 - An ice jam closed the Ohio River between Warsaw, KY, and Rising Sun, IN. The thirty foot high ice jam held for 58 days, and backed up the river a distance of 100 miles.

More on this and other weather history


Sundance, WY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow

Day: Rain likely between 8am and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 22 to 28 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -4. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 36 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Dec 18

Blowing Snow

Day: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 37 by 5am. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Snow

Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A chance of snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.


About Sundance, WY

Sundance (Lakota: Owíwaŋyaŋg Wačhí; "Sun-watching Dance") is a town in and the county seat of Crook County, Wyoming, United States. Its population was 1,032 at the 2020 census. The town is named after the Sun Dance ceremony practiced by several American Indian tribes.

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