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Weather in Big Horn, Wyoming

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Horn, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
44%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Big Horn, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
43°
5a
40°
6a
44°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
65°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
55°
9p
L 40°H 67°
Big Horn, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    73°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    55°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    91%
    44°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    20%
    61°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    40%
    63°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Snow
    39%
    59°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    69°43°
Big Horn, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
313° · veering 97°
Direction
NW
313°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
avg 8 · pk 37 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 37 — flags snap, branches bend.
Big Horn, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.3
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 25.58 inHg
Now
866.3
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 864870
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Horn, WY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Big Horn, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:06 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Horn, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 AM
Moonset
3:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Big Horn, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Horn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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).

ZIP codes in Big Horn

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.