...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO BRING MUCH COLDER AIR THROUGH THURSDAY... FOR THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER...A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY. A MUCH COLDER ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PLUNGE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. AFTER HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S TODAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S...WITH SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE COLD WIND CHILL READINGS. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH SNOW COVERAGE GREATEST WEST OF INTERSTATE 25. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON TONIGHT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25 WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY...SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND COLD WIND CHILLS. MAKE SURE TO WEAR WARM HATS AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOUR HEAD AND HANDS FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING... COATS AND JACKETS TO KEEP WARM WHEN OUTSIDE. ANIMALS AND PETS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE DRASTIC CHANGE TO COLDER TEMPERATURES. MAKE SURE ANIMALS AND PETS HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE COLD WEATHER...PREFERABLY INSIDE YOUR RESIDENCE WITH YOU.Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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