Weather in Fort Laramie, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Laramie, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
56%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Fort Laramie, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
68°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
53°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
Fort Laramie, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle25%80°50°
- SundayMay 17Rain45%66°48°
- MondayMay 18Snow99%49°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast49%59°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%70°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle32%64°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast23%74°46°
Fort Laramie, WY
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Laramie, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
282° · backing 8°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fort Laramie, WY
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Laramie, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Laramie, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Laramie, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Fort Laramie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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).