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Observed 4:55 PM MDT at KWRL

East Thermopolis, WY weather

Rainy and 45°7°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 25.

Today: low 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°), high 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°).

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Rain · Feels like 41°5°

Wind
7 mph11 km/h
From the south-southwest. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point
37°3°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.26 inHg1025 hPa
Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.5 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Low 32°0° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
  • Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 8 PM
  • Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h Tuesday from 1 PM
  1. TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
  3. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 4 PM · Clear
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
  5. Tuesday morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  6. Tuesday afternoonNear 54°12° · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sun 5pCloudy51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)51°11°10%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h54%98%1
Sun 6pCloudy49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)47°8°5%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h60%98%0
Sun 7pCloudy47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h65%88%0
Sun 8pPartly cloudy45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)44°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h67%54%0
Sun 9pClear44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)42°6°5%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h68%31%0
Sun 10pClear43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)41°5°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h70%38%0
Sun 11pCloudy42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h72%62%0
Mon 12aCloudy41°5° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)37°3°0%6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph6 km/h73%57%0
Mon 1aMostly cloudy39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)37°3°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h76%42%0
Mon 2aPartly cloudy38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)36°2°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h78%60%0
Mon 3aPartly cloudy37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)34°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h81%61%0
Mon 4aPartly cloudy35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)35°2°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h84%62%0
Mon 5aPartly cloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)31°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h87%44%0
Mon 6aClear34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)31°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h88%12%0
Mon 7aClear32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)27°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h94%12%0
Mon 8aSunny33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)29°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h97%2%0
Mon 9aSunny37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)32°0°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h89%1%0
Mon 10aSunny44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)40°4°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h77%0%2
Mon 11aSunny49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)45°7°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h66%0%3
Mon 12pSunny53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)53°12°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h58%0%4
Mon 1pSunny55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)55°13°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h55%1%4
Mon 2pSunny56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)56°13°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h52%24%4
Mon 3pMostly sunny57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)57°14°0%12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h48%36%4
Mon 4pSunny58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)58°14°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h47%29%3
Mon 5pSunny57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)57°14°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h48%1%1
Mon 6pClear54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)54°12°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h54%41%0
Mon 7pClear52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)52°11°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h59%43%0
Mon 8pMostly clear48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)45°7°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h62%41%0
Mon 9pMostly clear47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)43°6°0%8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h63%46%0
Mon 10pPartly cloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)41°5°0%9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h63%46%0
Mon 11pCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)41°5°0%10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h63%81%0
Tue 12aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)39°4°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h63%82%0
Tue 1aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)39°4°0%14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h63%78%0
Tue 2aCloudy44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)37°3°0%16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h64%83%0
Tue 3aCloudy43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)35°2°0%16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h65%99%0
Tue 4aPartly cloudy42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)34°1°0%16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h66%51%0
Tue 5aClear42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)34°1°0%16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h66%8%0
Tue 6aClear39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)30°−1°0%16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h64%3%0
Tue 7aClear40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)31°−1°0%17 mph27 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h63%40%0
Tue 8aPartly sunny41°5° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)32°0°0%17 mph27 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h60%56%0
Tue 9aMostly sunny42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)33°1°0%18 mph29 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h54%58%0
Tue 10aSunny46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)38°3°0%21 mph34 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h47%45%1
Tue 11aSunny50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)43°6°0%22 mph35 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h39%64%3
Tue 12pSunny54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)54°12°0%24 mph39 km/h from WSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h32%64%3
Tue 1pSunny55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)55°13°0%25 mph40 km/h from WSW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h29%59%4
Tue 2pSunny55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)55°13°0%25 mph40 km/h from WSW, gusts 33 mph54 km/h28%6%4
Tue 3pSunny55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)55°13°0%24 mph39 km/h from WSW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h28%5%3
Tue 4pSunny54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)54°12°0%21 mph34 km/h from WSW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h28%6%2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 32°0°. Typical 60°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 34°1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–34°1°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    6 mph10 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 59°15° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 33°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 58°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 48°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 42°6°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 3 to 13 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind 5 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    56°13°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–37°3°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 31°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 41°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 45°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    54°12°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 32°0°. Typical 58°14° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 36°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 47°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 35°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    54°12°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Typical 58°14° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 40°4°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 61°16°).

    High, likely
    56°13°–61°16°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–39°4°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 33°1°. Typical 57°14° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 3am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    57°14°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–41°5°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Typical 57°14° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 58°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      40% chance

    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°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 48°9°, low 34°1°. Typical 56°13° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      40% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      40% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 38°3°

      30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      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.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    40°4°–59°15°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–43°6°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  10. Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 46°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 35°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 38°3°

      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.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    41°5°–50°10°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 52°, low 32°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 58°, low 37°, warming up.

  3. Tuesday

    Dry, high 55°, low 31°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 46–61°.

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

Wind River below Boysen Reservior

15 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.2 ft
Flow
409 cfs

Reading from Sun 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch

18 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.9 ft
Flow
54 cfs

Reading from Sun 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Bighorn River above Worland

24 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.0 ft
Flow
840 cfs

Reading from Sun 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 150

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
30
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 7 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°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?

Thermopolis · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.

Normal high / low
60°16° / 30°−1°
Forecast high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Record high
81°27° in 1922
Record low
7°−14° in 1920

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 12°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +9°+5°MonOct 19
  2. +10°+5°TueOct 20
  3. +10°+5°WedOct 21
  4. +15°+8°ThuOct 22
  5. +20°+11°FriOct 23
  6. —SatOct 24
  7. —SunOct 25

East Thermopolis weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:13 PM.

Daylight
10 h 34 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour
5:33–6:31 PM
Morning 7:21–8:19 AM
Blue hour
6:31–6:42 PM
Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6–7:11 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today
sets 7:09 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon
Today, 10:12 PM
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from East Thermopolis. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,600 ft, 25 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.