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
El Rancho, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast30%74°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain55%62°43°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow100%42°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast36%57°29°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast35%62°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%73°43°
El Rancho, WY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
El Rancho, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).