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Cowley, Wyoming Weather

Thunderheads build by noon. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cowley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cowley, WY
Wednesday, June 17 at 8:14 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
49%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Sunset
3:02 PM
Cowley, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCowley, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 49°H 74°
Cowley, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    74°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Mostly Clear
    79°49°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    77°53°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    38%
    81°61°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Drizzle
    38%
    0.04″
    71°60°-10°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    75°55°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Light Drizzle
    84°58°+9°
Cowley, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · backing 162°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
48
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 48 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Cowley, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
873.2
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.79 inHg
Now
873.2
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
+7.3
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 866876
860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW875.7865.9873.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cowley, WY
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 8 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
5.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 13) with a 0.39 fine-to-coarse ratio under 15 mph wind — coarse road or agricultural dust being kicked up.

PM2.5/PM10
0.39
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
blown dust
Cowley, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.4mi
UNLIMITED
181 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
14:14 UTC · Cowley, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:14 UTC · Cowley, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cowley, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cowley, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cowley, WY
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:51 AM
Sunrise
11:27 PM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
3:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Cowley, WY
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
7:59 AM
Moonset
11:12 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Cowley, WY
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Thunderheads build by noon

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cowley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Cowley

  1. Wed74°57°4%
  2. Thu79°49°2%
  3. Fri77°53°2%
  4. Sat81°61°38%
  5. Sun71°60°38%
  6. Mon75°55°14%
  7. Tue84°58°7%
  8. Wed90°65°12%
  9. Thu94°62°12%
  10. Fri90°68°12%
  11. Sat81°58°12%
  12. Sun78°54°15%
  13. Mon84°61°16%
  14. Tue76°59°13%
  15. Wed85°56°14%
  16. Thu95°67°9%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 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 Cowley

  • 82420

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.