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Weather in Medicine Bow, Wyoming

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

Medicine Bow, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Medicine Bow, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
57°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
46°
12a
45°
1a
42°
2a
41°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
44°
7a
53°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
L 39°H 73°
Medicine Bow, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    71°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    62%
    60°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    97%
    37°22°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    55%
    35°11°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    55°24°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    58°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    64°40°
Medicine Bow, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · veering 157°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 30 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Medicine Bow, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
792.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 23.40 inHg
Now
792.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 790798
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Medicine Bow, WY
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Medicine Bow, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Medicine Bow, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 AM
Moonset
2:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Medicine Bow, 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 →

Medicine Bow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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 Medicine Bow

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.