Observed 2:55 PM MDT at KCPR

Bessemer Bend, WY weather

Sunny and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Sunny · Feels like 38°4°

Feels like: 38°4°; Wind chill from 13 mph20 km/h wind · air 45°7°
Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the northeast. 58–16 mph26 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 19°−7°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

24°13° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 42°6° now)

Good hours for

High 50°10° today at 4 PM
Low 33°1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Rain tomorrow night midnight–1 AM (20%)
Rain tomorrow night 3–5 AM (20%, 0.08 in2 mm)

This afternoonNear 48°9° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 51°11° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 3 AM · Rain midnight–1 AM (20%)
Monday morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 54°12° by 2 PM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	72%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	34%	77%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	35%	74%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	42%	83%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	49%	71%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	50%	59%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	51%	50%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	49%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	48%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	57%	57%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	37°3° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	60%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	63%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	36°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	65%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	70%	36%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	73%	58%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	42%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	44%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	23%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	53%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	50%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	56%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	57%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	58%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	57%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Showers	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	63%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	10%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	10%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	60%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	78%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	42°6° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	79%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	82%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	37°3°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	82%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	39°4°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	39°4°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	79%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	36°2°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	69%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	55%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	73%	49%	4
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	42%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	57%	25%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Typical 56°13° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
32°0°–35°2°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 52°11°, low 36°2°. Typical 56°13° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 40°4°
  20% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 2 to 14 mph.
Night: Isolated rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 3 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–36°2°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 28°−2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 55°13° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 8 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 28°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 55°13° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 27°−3°
Wind
35 mph56 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Sunny. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Typical 54°12° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 27°−3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 54°12° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 27°−3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 54°12° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 27°−3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 40°4°. Typical 53°12° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 26°−3°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Typical 53°12° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 26°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 36°2°. Typical 52°11° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 26°−3°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
4

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 50°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 52°, low 36°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 50–66°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (RIW) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Bates Creek above Highway 487

10 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

North Platte River at Casper

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.4 ft
Flow: 463 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

North Platte River below Gray Reef Reservoir

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 511 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Reservoirs at Gray Reef Reservoir

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5330 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 43Typical 167

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 36
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 19°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Casper-Natrona County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1939–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+13°+7°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+13°+7°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+11°+6°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Bessemer Bend weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:27 PM; Morning 7:12–8:09 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:38 PM; Morning 7:01–7:12 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:46 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Bessemer Bend. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,100 ft, 4 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Bessemer Bend, WY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Bates Creek above Highway 487

North Platte River at Casper

North Platte River below Gray Reef Reservoir

Reservoirs at Gray Reef Reservoir

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon