Weather in Elk Mountain, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elk Mountain, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
52°
Humidity
32%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Elk Mountain, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
7p
59°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
45°
12a
45°
1a
43°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
66°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
67°
6p
Elk Mountain, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle25%69°42°
- SundayMay 17Snow64%54°38°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow Shwrs98%36°22°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy73%36°18°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle—53°28°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Snow29%53°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%60°39°
Elk Mountain, WY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elk Mountain, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
280° · veering 87°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 11
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
Elk Mountain, WY
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Elk Mountain, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk Mountain, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elk Mountain, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Elk Mountain at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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.