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Weather in Red Butte, Wyoming

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

Red Butte, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
50°
Humidity
28%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Red Butte, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
57°
11p
54°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
70°
8p
62°
9p
L 52°H 78°
Red Butte, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    78°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    55%
    58°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    39°26°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    39%
    45°22°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    59°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    70°44°
Red Butte, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · backing 21°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 30 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Red Butte, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
833.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 24.61 inHg
Now
833.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 831839
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Red Butte, WY
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Red Butte, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Butte, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 AM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Red Butte, 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 →

Red Butte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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 Red Butte

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.