Weather in Ranchester, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ranchester, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
41°
Humidity
56%
Wind
27 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Ranchester, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
47°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
42°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
64°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
68°
4p
67°
5p
66°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
Ranchester, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—72°36°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%56°40°
- MondayMay 18Snow83%47°34°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%63°31°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers31%63°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain30%63°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle29%72°43°
Ranchester, WY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ranchester, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
328° · backing 170°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
27
mph
Gust
47
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 11
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG 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
Ranchester, WY
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ranchester, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:05 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ranchester, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:40 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ranchester, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Ranchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).