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Weather in Casper, Wyoming

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

Casper, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
57°
Humidity
22%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Casper, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
60°
10p
57°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
76°
6p
L 49°H 79°
Casper, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    79°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    49%
    60°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow Shwrs
    100%
    36°26°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    64%
    42°22°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    61°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    58°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    70°43°
Casper, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 78°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Casper, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
833.3
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.61 inHg
Now
833.3
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 832840
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Casper, WY
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Casper, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Casper, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Casper, 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 →

Casper at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Casper

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.