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Weather in Alcova, Wyoming

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

Alcova, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
54°
Humidity
23%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Alcova, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
65°
9p
60°
10p
56°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
50°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
L 46°H 77°
Alcova, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    76°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    61%
    58°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    37°25°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    54%
    40°18°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    60°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    60°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    68°44°
Alcova, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · veering 128°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 9
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 9 · pk 38 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 128° from the w.
Alcova, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 24.36 inHg
Now
824.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 823831
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alcova, WY
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Alcova, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:12 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alcova, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 AM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Alcova, 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 →

Alcova at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Alcova

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.