Weather in Afton, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Afton, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
44
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Afton, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
41°
4a
36°
5a
35°
6a
37°
7a
44°
8a
49°
9a
54°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
62°
1p
63°
2p
63°
3p
63°
4p
63°
5p
62°
6p
60°
7p
56°
8p
Afton, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—59°30°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow20%48°33°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow Shwrs63%49°31°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs36%49°27°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle16%55°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%61°34°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%66°41°
Afton, WY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Afton, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WSW
248° · veering 50°
Direction
WSW
248°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Afton, WY
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Afton, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Afton, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:04 PM
- Moonset
- 3:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Afton, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Afton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).