Interstate 80 thru Wyoming and Nebraska

majordad wrote:
We are planning a trip to Nebraska, and Illinois this summer and I was wondering do I need to be overly concerned about winds thru Wyoming and eastern Nebraska. I know there are issues during the winter understandably. Has anyone else got information.
Thanks in advance.

Merrill

WYOROAD.INFO is a must have website. Gives up to date road conditions and you can search specifically by route. Side bar menu allows you to select "Conditions by Route" and then select by highway number. If there is any sort of adverse weather, don't ignore it. When they are blowing the winds in Wyoming can be harsh. IF there are adverse wind conditions, find a good place to ride them out.

The good news is that, on a normal day, the winds during the summer months will typically be out of the west/southwest, for a tail wind. The bad news is, coming back, they will be a head wind. The highest point on the I-80 system is just east of Laramie at ~9600 feet. It's all down hill to Nebraska from there and it's a rather gradual decrease in elevation all the way to the North Platte area, where you pick up the Platte River valley.