Temperature
43 F at 7 PM; 52 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 41 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 43F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 52F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 41F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Central Wyoming Regional Airport, Wyoming
Medium airport in Fremont County, Wyoming* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures 22 to 26 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, and south central Wyoming. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
43°
56°/39°
Clear·
Feels like 38°·Gentle breeze 8 mph NE
Alert. A Freeze Warning is in force for Central Wyoming Regional Airport until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Central Wyoming Regional Airport is 43° and clear at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 38°. The dew point is 28°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the northeast at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 30° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 65°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 29°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:24 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
11Air quality
55%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
43feels38
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
5639
16mph
Fri
Oct 16
5529
clear day
Sat
Oct 17
6332
mostly clear day
Sun
Oct 18
5934
mostly clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6135
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6538
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6443
mostly clear day
43°
56°39°
55°29°
63°32°
59°34°
61°35°
65°38°
64°43°
As of 8:00 PM in Central Wyoming Regional Airport, Wyoming.
Air quality
The air at Central Wyoming Regional Airport
Index 11, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Riverton (WY), 5 miles off.
11Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 12, good.
GoodModerate
- 12YesterdayOct 14
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 12 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Central Wyoming Regional Airport
None in the last 24 hours; 0.51 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.51in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at Central Wyoming Regional Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 12 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- RIW
- ICAO
- KRIW
- IATA
- RIW
- Field elevation
- 5,525 ft
- Serves
- Riverton
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- RIW
- Wind now
- From 50° at 9 mph, read 15 Oct, 19:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 4,800 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 26° / 206° | 8 mph head, on 01 | 4 mph from the right |
| 10 / 28 | 8,204 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 114° / 294° | 4 mph head, on 10 | 8 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Riverton (RIW), Central Wyoming Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 28 F, the air 55% saturated; the humidity ran from 41% at 3 PM to 96% at 9 PM Wednesday.
- Dew point now
- 28F
- 7 PM
- Humidity now
- 55%
- Humidity, range
- 41 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
7 mph from the east northeast at 8 PM; at its strongest 21 mph, 9 AM, with a gust of 38 mph at 9 AM.
- Now
- 7mph
- from the east northeast
- Strongest
- 21mph
- 9 AM
- Highest gust
- 38mph
- 9 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.67 inHg at 8 PM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.50 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.67inHg
- 8 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.50inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
10 miles or more every hour.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 10+mi
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 3,600 ft at 11 AM; a base was reported in 13 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 3,600ft
- 11 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 13
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Riverton: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Central Wyoming Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
RivertonRIW
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/5,538 ft/13 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Little Wind River AT RivertonRVTW4
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.3 mi away/4,921 ft/604 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Lander 11 SSE94078
At a climate reference station/29.1 mi away/5,773 ft/248 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
Red Canyon WYO 28 tween Riverton&S.PassKREC
Beside a road/31.8 mi away/6,762 ft/1,237 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Riverton NWS Forecast OfficeRFOW4
At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/5,568 ft/43 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Riverton 3.8 WNWWY-FM-68
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/5,575 ft/50 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Riverton NWS Forecast Office (RFOW4), 0.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Wyoming
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
CaspercityCheyennecityCodycityDuboistownGillettecityGrand Targheesurveyed ski areaHogadonski areaJacksoncityJackson Holesurveyed ski areaLaramiecityMeadowlarkski areaMedicine Bow PeakfeaturePinedaletownRock SpringscitySheridancitySleeping Giantski areaSnow Kingski areaTeton RangefeatureWind River RangefeatureYellowstonefeature
Near Central Wyoming Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Rivertoncity, 4 mi
- Arapahoecommunity, 5 mi
- Johnstowncommunity, 12 mi
- Hudsontown, 13 mi
- Ethetecommunity, 16 mi
- Pavilliontown, 17 mi
- Boulder Flatscommunity, 20 mi
- Shoshonitown, 21 mi
- Landercity, 21 mi
- Fort Washakiecommunity, 22 mi
- Atlantic Citycommunity, 41 mi
- Thermopolistown, 42 mi
Airports near Central Wyoming Regional Airport
- Hunt FieldLND, 22 mi
- Hot Springs County AirportHSG, 45 mi
- Worland Municipal AirportWRL, 67 mi
- Dubois Municipal AirportDUB, 70 mi
- Ralph Wenz FieldPNA, 71 mi
- Miley Memorial FieldBPI, 90 mi
- Casper-Natrona County International AirportCPR, 102 mi
- South Big Horn County AirportGEY, 102 mi