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Shell, Wyoming Weather

Wind builds through canyons. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Shell, WY
Monday, July 6 at 2:00 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
24%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Sunset
2:58 PM
Shell, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShell, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 67°H 92°
Shell, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    24%
    0.33″
    92°68°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    23%
    0.13″
    89°64°-3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    14%
    91°68°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    91°69°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°70°+2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    99°74°+6°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Clear
    107°79°+8°
Shell, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 59°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 mph · pk 25 mph @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 371SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 59° from the sw.
Shell, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
871.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 25.74 inHg
Now
871.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 870877
865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW876.7869.8871.5
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Shell, WY
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Shell, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
147.0mi
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
08:00 UTC · Shell, 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
08:00 UTC · Shell, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shell, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shell, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shell, WY
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
11:33 PM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
2:58 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Shell, WY
The moon
Last Quarter
65% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
12:37 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shell, WY
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Wind builds through canyons

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 82441

15-Day Forecast — Shell

  1. Mon92°67°24%
  2. Tue89°64°23%
  3. Wed91°68°14%
  4. Thu91°69°10%
  5. Fri93°70°3%
  6. Sat99°74°1%
  7. Sun107°79°1%
  8. Mon105°81°3%
  9. Tue102°80°26%
  10. Wed98°76°26%
  11. Thu98°74°19%
  12. Fri96°75°26%
  13. Sat95°75°26%
  14. Sun96°73°21%
  15. Mon102°78°23%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Shell

SPC has placed Shell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Shell

  • 82441

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.