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Carpenter, Wyoming

Community in Laramie County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Carpenter

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Cheyenne (WY), 24 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Carpenter

None in the last 24 hours; 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Carpenter, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Carpenter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Pine Bluffs82V

At an airfield/14.2 mi away/5,129 ft/307 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank867of 966

measured daily2 instruments

Pine Bluffs 1ESEPNBW4

At a cooperative observer's station/18.0 mi away/5,118 ft/318 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pine Bluffs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.2 mi from Carpenter, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:35 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 Pine Bluffs, 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 82VFIG. A THE SKY OVER PINE BLUFFSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPine Bluffs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 82VTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-82V-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 19.6 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pine Bluffs: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 19.6, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 82VFIG. B THE AIR AT PINE BLUFFSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.8 FTEMPERATURE 33.0 FDEW POINT 19.6 FSPREAD 13.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEPine Bluffs, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 82VTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-82V-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pine Bluffs, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 82VFIG. C THE WIND AT PINE BLUFFSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPine Bluffs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 82VTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-82V-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pine Bluffs, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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