Weather in Wyoming

Fairbanks, Alaska, finished first in the study, followed by Grand Forks, Williston, and Fargo, North Dakota. Duluth, Minnesota rounded out the top five.

If you think we have a lot of lightning here in southeastern Wyoming, be glad you're not on the other side of the Cowboy State. Green River and Rock Springs recently ranked as the two worst cities in the country for damaging or deadly lightning strikes.

"Everyone in Wyoming, be prepared. Order your pizzas, order your Chinese food, buy a case of Pepsi," the popular YouTube weatherman warned.

Forecasters predict an "arctic outbreak" will cause exceptionally cold temperatures across most of the country, with the north-central plains baring the brunt of the late-winter freeze.

In the Cowboy State, a 50 mile-per-hour wind is considered a gentle breeze. Here are ten ordinary outdoor activities to avoid on a windy day in Wyoming.

The NOAA estimates a temperature spike up to 50 percent above normal for most of Wyoming, In the northwest corner of the state, temperatures could soar up to 60 percent above the annual average.

According to meteorologist Don Day, a blizzard in early May is to blame for the larger moth migration.

If you don't like the weather in Wyoming, just wait a few minutes and it will change. Take, for example, last Friday when the temperature near Cheyenne was 48 degrees at 1:05 p.m. By 2 p.m., it was 13.

Here's a frigid fact: four of the ten coldest temperatures ever recorded in the continental United States were here in Wyoming.

33 years ago this week, one of the worst spring storms in Wyoming history dumped nearly three feet of snow on the Cowboy State. The snow began falling on April 25, 1984, and didn't let up for three days. But wind was the biggest problems...