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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
L 42°H 68°
Ranchester, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    72°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    56°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Snow
    83%
    47°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    63°31°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    31%
    63°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    30%
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    72°43°
Ranchester, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 47
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 27 mph with gusts pulsing to 47 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ranchester, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
876.8
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.89 inHg
Now
876.8
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 875881
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Ranchester

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.