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Weather in Lander, Wyoming

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

Lander, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
19%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Lander, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
7p
66°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
48°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
L 48°H 75°
Lander, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    72°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    64%
    51°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    100%
    37°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    45°24°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    58°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Foggy
    18%
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    71°42°
Lander, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · backing 72°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the ne.
Lander, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
826.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 24.40 inHg
Now
826.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 826831
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lander, WY
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
12.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
117.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Lander, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:20 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lander, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 AM
Moonset
3:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lander, 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 →

Lander at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Lander

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.