Observed 10:50 AM MDT at KPOY

Ralston, WY weather

Sunny and 41°5°.

Mostly agree

Now 41°5°

Sunny · Feels like 38°3°

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–13 mph21 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 14°−10°; Dry · up to 22°−6° by 8 PM
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 0Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling · −0.09 inHg−3.2 hPa in 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 41°5° now)

Good hours for

High 49°9° today at 3 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tonight 1–9 AM (low 29°−2°)
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 11 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night 2–9 AM (low 29°−2°)

This afternoonUp to 49°9° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 31°−1° by 3 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 48°9° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 3 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 37°3° by 10 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · 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 11a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	1%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	36%	1%	2
Sat 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	29%	0%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	26%	0%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	25%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	25%	0%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	26%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	31%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	54%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	8%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	76%	5%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	21°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	40%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	42%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	49%	43%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	41%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	38%	89%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	40%	71%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	45%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	34°1°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	65%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	63%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	68%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	47%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	45%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	74%	44%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	76%	34%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	37%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 24°−4° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	81%	29%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 23°−5° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	81%	28%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	33°1° (likely 26°−3° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	14%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	70%	10%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 49°9°, low 29°−2°. Typical 54°12° / 26°−3°. Snow 0.01 in0.3 mm, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 49. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 26°−3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 29°−2°. Typical 53°12° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–32°0°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 25°−4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 54°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 53°12° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 31°−1°
  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, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 54. South wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 25°−4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 38°3°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 25°−4°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 31°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−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 31.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 24°−4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 32°0°. Typical 51°11° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
24°−4°–36°2°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 24°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 51°11° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.7 in1.7 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–61°16°
Low, likely
27°−3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 23°−5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 23°−5°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 28°−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
33°1°–51°11°
Low, likely
21°−6°–38°3°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 23°−5°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Typical 50°10° / 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−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
33°1°–52°11°
Low, likely
13°−11°–33°1°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 22°−6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Typical 49°9° / 22°−6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°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
38°3°–58°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 22°−6°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 49°, low 29°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 29°.
Monday
Dry, high 54°, low 33°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 42–56°.

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

Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Reservior

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 243 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Reservoirs at Buffalo Bill Reservoir

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5358 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone near Belfry

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.5 ft
Flow: 128 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Shoshone River near Lovell

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 533 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 54Typical 186

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 43
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 5 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 14°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?

Powell Field Station · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1981–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 45 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:34 PM; Morning 7:24–8:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 9 PM–7:14 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ralston. The highest point on the skyline is about 13,000 ft, 56 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Ralston, WY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Shoshone River below Buffalo Bill Reservior

Reservoirs at Buffalo Bill Reservoir

Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone near Belfry

Shoshone River near Lovell

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? Fair

Moon