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Kirby, Wyoming

Town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Kirby

Index 8, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Riverton (WY), 54 miles off.

8Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 9, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kirby

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Kirby, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kirby, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ThermopolisHSG

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/4,873 ft/582 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank802of 971

measured daily2 instruments

Kirby .1 WSWWY-HS-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/4,272 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lucerne - COOPBMTW4

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/4,278 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank714of 971

Station report

The weather at Thermopolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.0 mi from Kirby, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 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 Thermopolis, 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 HSGFIG. A THE SKY OVER THERMOPOLISSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEThermopolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HSGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 32.4 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Thermopolis: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.4, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSGFIG. B THE AIR AT THERMOPOLISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.7 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 32.4 FSPREAD 22.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLEThermopolis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Thermopolis, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSGFIG. C THE WIND AT THERMOPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEThermopolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Lucerne - COOP (BMTW4), 3.9 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

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Near Kirby

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