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Ranchester, Wyoming

Town in Sheridan County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Ranchester

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Sheridan (WY), 13 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ranchester

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ranchester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

DaytonDYTW4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/3,940 ft/172 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank954of 971

Station report

The weather at Sheridan Co. Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from Ranchester, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 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 Sheridan Co. Arpt, 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 SHRFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHERIDAN CO. ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESheridan Co. Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

36.0 F with a dew point of 22.0 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sheridan Co. Arpt: temperature 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.0, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHRFIG. B THE AIR AT SHERIDAN CO. ARPTTHE 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 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.1 FTEMPERATURE 36.0 FDEW POINT 22.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLESheridan Co. Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sheridan Co. Arpt, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 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 SHRFIG. C THE WIND AT SHERIDAN CO. ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESheridan Co. Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sheridan Co. Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dayton (DYTW4), 5.3 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 05:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wyoming

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Near Ranchester

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Near Ranchester

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