Weather in Gillette, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gillette, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
19%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Gillette, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
67°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
43°
4a
40°
5a
39°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
71°
6p
Gillette, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—75°37°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle13%58°40°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow92%44°32°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast28%60°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle14%68°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle22%59°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%70°43°
Gillette, WY
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gillette, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
220° · veering 175°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Gillette, WY
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Gillette, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:01 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gillette, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:36 AM
- Moonset
- 3:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Gillette, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Gillette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 12 (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).