Observed 3:10 PM MDT at KCYS

Ranchettes, WY weather

Sunny and 46°8°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Sunny · Feels like 43°6°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the northeast. 711–10 mph16 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 25°−4°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 7 PM
Rain tonight 7–11 PM (30%, 0.08 in2 mm)
Low 33°1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Rain tomorrow night 6 PM–Monday noon (80%, 1.6 in41 mm)

This afternoonNear 45°7° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Rain 7–11 PM (30%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 4 AM · Rain all night (80%)
Monday morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (40%)
Monday afternoonNear 49°9° · rain chance 10% · 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 3p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	39°4°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	18%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	41°5°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	56%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	75%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	78%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	36°2°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	84%	0
Sat 11p	Showers	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	76%	65%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	79%	59%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	79%	71%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	82%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	85%	95%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	91%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	92%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	34%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	33°1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	85%	28%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	36°2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	32%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	42%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	41°5°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	28%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	26%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	68%	28%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	35%	1
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	40°4°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	38%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	30%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	36°2°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	80%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Rain	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	34°1°	80%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Drizzle	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	80%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Rain	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	80%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	60%, 0.12 in3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	30°−1°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	96%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	41°5°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	90%	1
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	70%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	61%	52%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	42%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 33°1°. Typical 56°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and midnight, then patchy fog. Cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
33°1°–34°1°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 35°2°. Typical 56°13° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 41°5°
  80% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 35°2°
  80% chance · 0.72 in18 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly cloudy. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
34°1°–36°2°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 51°11°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 34°1°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
27 mph44 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 34°1°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–42°6°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°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 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  20% 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
43°6°–58°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
30 mph49 km/h, gusts 52 mph83 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°6°
  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
47°8°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 49 mph79 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 46°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 35°.
Monday
Dry, high 51°, low 32°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 49–63°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (CYS) (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

Crow Creek at 19th Street Cheyenne

6.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 49Typical 158

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 45
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 25°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?

Cheyenne WSFO Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1872–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+10°+6°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+11°+6°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 5:26–6:22 PM; Morning 7:03–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:22–6:33 PM; Morning 6:52–7:03 AM; first light 6:52 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Ranchettes. The highest point on the skyline is about 14,000 ft, 79 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.