Bessemer Bend, Wyoming Weather
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bessemer Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°51°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——86°54°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——92°64°+6°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——86°62°-6°
- MondayJun 8Overcast10%—86°50°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——89°58°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle—0.07″85°57°-4°
Ozone at AQI 56 now. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.58 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.58
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:15 AM
- Moonset
- 4:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks
Bessemer Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of June 5, 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.