Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

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
L 40°H 73°
Moorcroft, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    75°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    58°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    88%
    43°33°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    27%
    61°30°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    70°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    58°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    71°43°
Moorcroft, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 35
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Moorcroft, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
860.2
+1.7 mb in 3h · steady · 25.40 inHg
Now
860.2
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 858868
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Moorcroft

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.