Observed 9:35 AM MDT at KSHR

Story, WY weather

Sunny and 37°3°, 10°6° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 37°3°

Sunny · Feels like 34°1°

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southwest. 57–13 mph21 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 27°−3°; Dry · down to 17°−8° by 12 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 19Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light snow starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

16°9° cooler than this time yesterday (51°11° then, 35°2° now)

Good hours for

High 45°7° today at 4 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–8 AM (low 31°−1°)
Low 31°−1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night from 3 AM (low 31°−1°)

This morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 43°6° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 33°1° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 42°6° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 32°0° · freezing, low 31°−1° · Mostly 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 9a	Mostly sunny	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	61%	16%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	9%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	9%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	12%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	35%	10%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	35%	15%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	61%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	43%	76%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	57%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	52%	56%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	58%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	79%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	30%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	63%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	63%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	66%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	46%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	65%	48%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	54%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	42%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	23%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	60%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	53%	71%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	79%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	87%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	87%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	91%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	79%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sun 11p	Snow	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	20%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	82%	37%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	35%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	92%	46%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	92%	66%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	72%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	32°0°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	91%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	77%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	94%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	91%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 46°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 56°13° / 28°−2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 0% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. South wind 2 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Low, likely
29°−2°–32°0°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 28°−2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 30°−1°. Typical 56°13° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 1 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 27°−3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 49, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 27°−3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Typical 55°13° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  30% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny. High near 50, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 3am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–37°3°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 26°−3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 52°11°, low 32°0°. Typical 54°12° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 46 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–35°2°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 26°−3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 33°1°. Typical 54°12° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 35°2°. Typical 54°12° / 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–64°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 25°−4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 33°1°. Typical 53°12° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  30% 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
37°3°–52°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 25°−4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 53°12° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 34°1°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°5°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°1°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  20% chance · 0.3 in0.8 cm
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
40°4°–44°7°
Low, likely
25°−4°–38°3°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 25°−4°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Typical 52°11° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  20% chance · 1.9 in4.7 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
39°4°–61°16°
Low, likely
29°−2°–35°2°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 24°−4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 46°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 30°.
Monday
Dry, high 49°, low 32°.
Rest of week
Highs 42–55°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (BYZ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Piney Creek at Kearney

5.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Goose Creek at Canyon

6.4 mi

Level: 1.0 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Goose Creek below Colorado Colony Ditch

6.9 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Piney Creek below Lake DeSmet

8.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 49 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 54Typical 171

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 27°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?

Sheridan Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1907–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+7°+4°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+11°+6°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+13°+7°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Story 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 44 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:26 PM; Morning 7:16–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:38 PM; Morning 7:04–7:16 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Story. The highest point on the skyline is about 7,500 ft, 3 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Story, WY weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Piney Creek at Kearney

Little Goose Creek at Canyon

Little Goose Creek below Colorado Colony Ditch

Piney Creek below Lake DeSmet

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