Observed 2:25 PM MDT at KWRL

Owl Creek, WY weather

Sunny and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southwest. 57–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 21°−6°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Falling · −0.15 inHg−4.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 45°7° today at 5 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 30°−1°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)

This afternoonUp to 45°7° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 46°8° by 4 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	42%	12%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	21%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	42%	41%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	45%	58%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	58%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	57%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	59%	53%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	63%	29%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	65%	63%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	77%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	70%	64%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	73%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	27°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	70%	46%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	69%	75%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	63%	61%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	55%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	56%	58%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	35%	3
Sun 1p	Showers	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	54%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	73%	4
Sun 3p	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	97%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	72%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	57%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	40°4°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	69%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	37°3°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	69%	49%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	34°1°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	55%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	34°1°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	70%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	34°1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	46%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	33°1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	24%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 27°−3° to 34°1°)	32°0°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	79%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 26°−3° to 33°1°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	9%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	32°0° (likely 24°−4° to 33°1°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	42%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	41%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	32%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	13%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	63%	13%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	7%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 45°7°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
29°−2°–34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 46°8°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers between 1pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
30°−1°–33°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 52°11°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 52. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
24°−4°–34°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West southwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–38°3°
Wind
38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 53.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 29°−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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Low, likely
22°−6°–36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Mostly sunny. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  20% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
18°−8°–37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.4 in0.9 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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
36°2°–63°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 45°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 30°.
Monday
Dry, high 52°, low 34°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–57°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 55 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood Creek at High Island Ranch near Hamilton Dome

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Owl Creek above Anchor Reservior

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:34 PM; Morning 7:22–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:10–7:22 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Owl Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,500 ft, 38 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Owl Creek, WY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch

Cottonwood Creek at High Island Ranch near Hamilton Dome

South Fork Owl Creek above Anchor Reservior

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon