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Weather in Slater, Wyoming

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

Slater, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
59
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
53%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Slater, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
L 52°H 81°
Slater, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    74°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    57%
    64°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    45°29°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    46%
    50°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    66°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    57°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    73°44°
Slater, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 16°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 25 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the nnw.
Slater, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
834.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 24.65 inHg
Now
834.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 833843
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Slater, WY
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Slater, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:07 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Slater, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Slater, 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 →

Slater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Slater

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.