Weather in Moorcroft, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moorcroft, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
30%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Moorcroft, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
45°
3a
41°
4a
40°
5a
40°
6a
46°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
Moorcroft, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast11%75°35°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle18%58°41°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow88%43°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast27%61°30°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle19%70°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle25%58°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%71°43°
Moorcroft, WY
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Moorcroft, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 159°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Moorcroft, WY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Moorcroft, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:59 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Moorcroft, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 3:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Moorcroft, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Moorcroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).