Opal, Wyoming Weather
Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Opal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°52°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle11%0.09″87°60°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—85°62°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers—0.07″83°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——85°59°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——89°63°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——90°64°+1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Monsoon storms drench the south
Opal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 83124
15-Day Forecast — Opal
- Sun86°53°1%
- Mon87°60°11%
- Tue85°62°18%
- Wed83°63°9%
- Thu85°59°2%
- Fri89°63°0%
- Sat90°64°1%
- Sun96°69°3%
- Mon94°71°6%
- Tue97°72°10%
- Wed97°73°16%
- Thu96°73°22%
- Fri95°69°25%
- Sat97°72°26%
- Sun96°73°16%
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 — Opal
SPC includes Opal 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 Opal
- 83124