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Weather in Burns, Wyoming

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

Burns, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
53%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Burns, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
L 52°H 80°
Burns, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    77°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    63°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    44°32°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    50°26°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    26%
    65°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    56°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    29%
    70°41°
Burns, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · backing 42°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 42° from the sw.
Burns, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
823.3
+2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.31 inHg
Now
823.3
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 818830
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burns, WY
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Burns, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:08 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burns, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 AM
Moonset
2:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Burns, 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 →

Burns at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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 Burns

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.