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Bessemer Bend, Wyoming

Community in Natrona County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Bessemer Bend

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Douglas (WY), 58 miles off.

30Good
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bessemer Bend

0.28 in in the last 24 hours, 0.74 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.28in
Last 3 days
0.74in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bessemer Bend, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Bessemer Bend, WyomingReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bessemer Bend, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Wyo 258 WyWY47

Beside a road/11.2 mi away/5,463 ft/227 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank776of 971

measured daily2 instruments

Casper 9.7 WSWWY-NT-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/5,277 ft/41 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Casper SnowCPSW4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/5,297 ft/61 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Casper/Natrona INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Bessemer Bend, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Casper/Natrona INTL, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CPRFIG. A THE SKY OVER CASPER/NATRONA INTLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECasper/Natrona INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CPRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CPR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

29.0 F with a dew point of 20.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Casper/Natrona INTL: temperature 29.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 20.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CPRFIG. B THE AIR AT CASPER/NATRONA INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.1 FTEMPERATURE 29.0 FDEW POINT 20.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLECasper/Natrona INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CPRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CPR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Casper/Natrona INTL, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CPRFIG. C THE WIND AT CASPER/NATRONA INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECasper/Natrona INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CPRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CPR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Casper/Natrona INTL, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Wyoming

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Near Bessemer Bend

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