Weather in Opal, Wyoming
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Opal, WY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
33%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Opal, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
53°
9p
49°
10p
47°
11p
44°
12a
43°
1a
42°
2a
40°
3a
38°
4a
36°
5a
36°
6a
38°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
55°
10a
60°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
66°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
Opal, WY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—64°35°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Snow59%51°33°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Snow99%35°27°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%46°23°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°39°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—66°46°
Opal, WY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Opal, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
307° · veering 132°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Opal, WY
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Opal, WY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Opal, WY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:06 PM
- Moonset
- 3:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Opal, WY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Opal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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.