Gillette, Wyoming Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gillette weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°55°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——94°65°+7°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle25%0.03″88°63°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers46%0.69″88°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast44%—87°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—81°63°-6°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—87°61°+6°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Gillette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 82716, 82718
16-Day Forecast — Gillette
- Sat87°55°1%
- Sun94°65°2%
- Mon88°63°25%
- Tue88°61°46%
- Wed87°60°44%
- Thu81°63°39%
- Fri87°61°15%
- Sat96°62°2%
- Sun106°70°7%
- Mon100°73°13%
- Tue104°75°25%
- Wed103°75°28%
- Thu101°79°29%
- Fri102°66°23%
- Sat99°74°18%
- Sun91°73°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Gillette
SPC includes Gillette in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Gillette
- 82718
- 82716