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Weather in El Rancho, Wyoming

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

El Rancho, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
El Rancho, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
66°
9p
L 52°H 81°
El Rancho, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    30%
    74°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    55%
    62°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    36%
    57°29°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    35%
    62°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    73°43°
El Rancho, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · backing 47°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 32 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
El Rancho, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
840.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 24.81 inHg
Now
840.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 840847
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
El Rancho, WY
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
El Rancho, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
El Rancho, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
El Rancho, 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 →

El Rancho at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 El Rancho

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.