Observed 5:45 AM MDT at KEVW

Oakley, WY weather

Overcast and 34°1°.

Forecasts agree

Now 34°1°

Cloudy · Feels like 29°−2°

Feels like: 29°−2°; Wind chill from 6 mph9 km/h wind · air 34°1°
Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-northeast. 69–12 mph19 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below freezing until 10 AM (low 31°−1°)
Above 40°4° today by noon
Below freezing tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 30°−1°)
Rain tomorrow 8–11 AM (40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
Below freezing tomorrow night from 3 AM (low 30°−1°)

This morningUp to 38°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 48°9° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 32°0° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · Rain 8–11 AM (40%) · freezing, low 30°−1°
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 47°8° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · 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 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	92%	17%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	88%	20%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	21%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	98%	32%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	91%	79%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	84%	95%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	73%	98%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	90%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	81%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	59%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	45%	3
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	37%	2
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	26%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	50%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	66%	51%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	54%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	51%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	40%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	33%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	81%	51%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Snow	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Snow	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	86%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	95%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	98%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	99%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	90%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	88%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	94%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	90%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	38%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	41%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 30°−1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	19%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 29°−2° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	82%	34%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	33%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	62%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 27°−3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	91%	44%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	92%	30%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	38%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	25%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	95%	25%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 29°−2°. Typical 53°12° / 21°−6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 32 overnight. East northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–33°1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 21°−6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Snow. High 47°8°, low 29°−2°. Typical 52°11° / 21°−6°. Snow 0–3 in0–8 cm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 31°−1°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of snow showers between 7am and 9am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Low, likely
27°−3°–33°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 21°−6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. East southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
27°−3°–35°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 20°−7°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 47°8°, low 23°−5°. Typical 51°11° / 20°−7°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 8 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Low, likely
23°−5°–34°1°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 20°−7°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 29°−2°. Typical 51°11° / 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 31°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
20°−7°–33°1°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 20°−7°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 32°0°. Typical 50°10° / 20°−7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
23°−5°–36°2°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 20°−7°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 19°−7°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 34°1°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
28°−2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 19°−7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 41°5°, low 28°−2°. Typical 49°9° / 19°−7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 31°0°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 33°1°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 26°−4°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Low, likely
20°−7°–33°1°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 19°−7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 39°4°, low 26°−3°. Typical 48°9° / 19°−7°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 39°4°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 34°1°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
33°1°–42°6°
Low, likely
15°−9°–33°1°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 19°−7°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 41°5°, low 28°−2°. Typical 48°9° / 18°−8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−1°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 34°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 18°−8°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 48°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
38% chance of snow, high 47°, low 29°.
Monday
Dry, high 51°, low 30°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 39–54°.

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

Fontenelle Creek near Herschler Ranch

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Forecast peak 5.2 ft Sat 5 AM

Reading from Sat 3:45 AM · 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 53Typical 205

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 46
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 24 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 28°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?

Fossil Butte · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1990–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 5°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+13°+7°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Oakley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:48–6:44 PM; Morning 7:27–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:55 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 6:10–7:16 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:02 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Oakley. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,500 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.