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Ranchester, Wyoming Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ranchester, WY
Thursday, June 4 at 4:50 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Ranchester, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRanchester, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 73°
Ranchester, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    76°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    16%
    73°53°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Clear
    86°52°+13°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    97°61°+11°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.04″
    72°54°-25°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    48%
    85°47°+13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    81°57°-4°
Ranchester, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 17
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the se.
Ranchester, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
883.9
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 26.10 inHg
Now
883.9
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-7.3
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 880888
875880885890895-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW888.4880.0880.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Ranchester, WY
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 30 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ranchester, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.7mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
04:50 UTC ·Ranchester, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:50 UTC ·Ranchester, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ranchester, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ranchester, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ranchester, WY
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
3:27 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ranchester, WY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
2:58 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Ranchester, WY
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ranchester 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 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 4, 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Ranchester

SPC has placed Ranchester in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

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.