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Weather in Reliance, Wyoming

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

Reliance, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
27%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Reliance, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
49°
11p
47°
12a
46°
1a
44°
2a
43°
3a
44°
4a
42°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
58°
9p
L 41°H 72°
Reliance, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    67°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    38%
    48°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    99%
    36°26°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    52°28°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    61°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    68°46°
Reliance, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · backing 21°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the nw.
Reliance, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
794.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 23.45 inHg
Now
794.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 793800
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Reliance, WY
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Reliance, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:25 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Reliance, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 PM
Moonset
3:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Reliance, 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 →

Reliance at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Reliance

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.