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Observed 8:35 AM MDT at KCPR

Powder River, WY weather

Overcast and 36°2°.

Today: low 28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°), high 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°).

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Cloudy · Feels like 28°−2°

Feels like
28°−2°
Wind chill from 12 mph19 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
From the east-northeast. 914–13 mph21 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point
27°−3°
Dry · down to 17°−8° by 4 PM
UV index
0Low
Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 4

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

22°12° cooler than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 34°1° now)

Good hours for
  • High 45°7° today at 5 PM
  • Below 40°4° tonight after 8 PM
  • Below freezing tonight 3–9 AM (low 29°−2°)
  • Low 29°−2° tomorrow at 7 AM
  • Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
  1. This morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · Cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 45°7° by 5 PM · Cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 40°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 46°8° by 5 PM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
  7. Monday morningNear 33°1° · freezing, low 32°0° · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 9aCloudy33°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)25°−4°0%10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h85%100%0
Sat 10aCloudy34°1° (likely 33°1° to 34°1°)26°−3°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h85%100%1
Sat 11aCloudy37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)29°−2°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h62%100%1
Sat 12pCloudy38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)31°−1°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h55%99%2
Sat 1pCloudy40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)33°1°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h48%97%4
Sat 2pCloudy43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)37°3°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h42%89%3
Sat 3pCloudy44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)38°3°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h37%87%2
Sat 4pCloudy44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)38°3°0%12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h33%69%1
Sat 5pCloudy45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)39°4°0%13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h31%82%0
Sat 6pCloudy42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)36°2°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h35%83%0
Sat 7pCloudy40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)33°1°0%12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h41%84%0
Sat 8pCloudy39°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)32°0°0%10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h42%83%0
Sat 9pCloudy38°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)32°0°0%9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h42%81%0
Sat 10pPartly cloudy37°3° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)31°−1°0%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h44%70%0
Sat 11pPartly cloudy36°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)30°−1°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h45%55%0
Sun 12aPartly cloudy35°2° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)29°−2°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h47%60%0
Sun 1aClear34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)29°−2°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h50%13%0
Sun 2aPartly cloudy33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)29°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h53%22%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 33°1°)27°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h56%19%0
Sun 4aMostly clear31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)28°−2°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h59%23%0
Sun 5aPartly cloudy30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)26°−3°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h62%19%0
Sun 6aPartly cloudy31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)28°−2°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 2 mph4 km/h62%21%0
Sun 7aPartly cloudy29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)25°−4°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h69%20%0
Sun 8aPartly sunny30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 33°1°)26°−3°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h70%19%0
Sun 9aMostly sunny34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h62%26%1
Sun 10aPartly sunny38°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)34°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h60%23%2
Sun 11aSunny40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)35°2°5%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h57%18%3
Sun 12pSunny41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)35°2°0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h54%22%3
Sun 1pMostly cloudy43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)37°3°0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h53%69%4
Sun 2pMostly cloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)40°4°0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h53%70%3
Sun 3pCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)39°4°0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h51%74%2
Sun 4pCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)39°4°5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h51%82%2
Sun 5pPartly sunny46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)41°5°10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h53%82%1
Sun 6pCloudy43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)37°3°10%12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h63%85%0
Sun 7pCloudy41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)35°2°10%10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h76%80%0
Sun 8pCloudy39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)33°1°10%9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h81%83%0
Sun 9pCloudy38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)32°0°10%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h82%91%0
Sun 10pCloudy37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)32°0°10%7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h84%95%0
Sun 11pCloudy37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)32°0°10%6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h86%97%0
Mon 12aCloudy37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h87%98%0
Mon 1aCloudy36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)33°1°0%3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h89%98%0
Mon 2aCloudy35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)32°0°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h91%97%0
Mon 3aCloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)31°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h93%95%0
Mon 4aCloudy33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)30°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h94%98%0
Mon 5aCloudy33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)30°−1°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h94%98%0
Mon 6aCloudy32°0° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)29°−2°5%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph4 km/h93%98%0
Mon 7aCloudy33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)30°−1°5%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 2 mph3 km/h93%94%0
Mon 8aMostly cloudy34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)31°−1°5%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h92%85%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 45°7°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 30°−1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. East northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Northeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

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

    High, likely
    42°6°–46°8°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–33°1°
    Wind
    14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 30°−1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 39°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 33°1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 3 to 12 mph.

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

    High, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    27°−3°–31°−1°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 34°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 48°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 44°7°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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

    High, likely
    53°12°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–39°4°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 44°7°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 36°2°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 15 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

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

    High, likely
    51°11°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–42°6°
    Wind
    37 mph59 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 36°2°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 46°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Sunny, with a high near 56.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

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

    High, likely
    53°12°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    32°0°–38°3°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    59°15°–62°17°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–39°4°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 62°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

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

    High, likely
    57°14°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–46°8°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 32°0°

      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
    43°6°–55°13°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–43°6°
    Wind
    22 mph35 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 33°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 38°3°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 33°0°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
    42°6°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    25°−4°–34°1°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 36°2°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      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
    37°3°–57°14°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–37°3°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 45°, low 28°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 47°, low 31°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 53°, low 34°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 46–60°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:10 PM.

Daylight
10 h 38 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour
5:31–6:28 PM
Morning 7:14–8:12 AM
Blue hour
6:28–6:39 PM
Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–7:04 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking northwest from Powder River. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,100 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.