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Riverton, Wyoming Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Riverton, WY
Saturday, July 4 at 1:02 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
14%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Riverton, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 90°
Riverton, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    89°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°63°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    94°68°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    22%
    0.23″
    92°65°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    89°64°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    93°66°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    91°64°-2°
Riverton, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 34°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the ssw.
Riverton, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
851.4
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 25.14 inHg
Now
851.4
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+6.4
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 844852
840845850855860-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW851.9844.4851.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverton, WY
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 92 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexExtreme
10.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 92 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
10.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 92
Riverton, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:02 UTC · Riverton, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:02 UTC · Riverton, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverton, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, WY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
11:40 PM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riverton, WY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riverton, WY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 82501

16-Day Forecast — Riverton

  1. Sat89°55°1%
  2. Sun95°63°1%
  3. Mon94°68°22%
  4. Tue92°65°22%
  5. Wed89°64°19%
  6. Thu93°66°13%
  7. Fri91°64°3%
  8. Sat97°66°1%
  9. Sun103°71°2%
  10. Mon107°75°11%
  11. Tue107°78°21%
  12. Wed108°78°28%
  13. Thu98°73°29%
  14. Fri93°69°30%
  15. Sat96°66°32%
  16. Sun97°69°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Riverton

SPC includes Riverton in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Riverton

  • 82501

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.