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Weather in Wheatland, Wyoming

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

Wheatland, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
60
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
58°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Wheatland, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
L 49°H 81°
Wheatland, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    25%
    75°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    64°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    44°30°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    55%
    53°27°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    10%
    67°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    60°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    23%
    75°44°
Wheatland, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
286° · backing 52°
Direction
WNW
286°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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 · pk 24 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 52° from the wnw.
Wheatland, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
845.0
+1.6 mb in 3h · steady · 24.95 inHg
Now
845.0
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 843851
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wheatland, WY
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wheatland, 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 37m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wheatland, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wheatland, 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 →

Wheatland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Wheatland

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.