Moorcroft, Wyoming Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moorcroft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°62°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain22%0.05″92°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers60%0.24″91°66°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%—88°61°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—90°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—95°70°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——95°66°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 35 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Moorcroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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 code: 82721
15-Day Forecast — Moorcroft
- Sun98°62°3%
- Mon92°67°22%
- Tue91°66°60%
- Wed88°61°41%
- Thu90°65°37%
- Fri95°70°16%
- Sat95°66°5%
- Sun104°70°5%
- Mon97°75°10%
- Tue104°72°22%
- Wed106°73°34%
- Thu103°76°35%
- Fri102°73°17%
- Sat109°75°16%
- Sun83°66°27%
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 — Moorcroft
SPC includes Moorcroft in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Moorcroft
- 82721