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Ranchettes, Wyoming

Community in Laramie County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Ranchettes

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Cheyenne (WY), 1 mile off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone28Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ranchettes

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.36 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.36in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ranchettes, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ranchettes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cheyenne 4.0 NWY-LM-164

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/6,193 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cheyenne WFOCYSW4

At a cooperative observer's station/3.3 mi away/6,118 ft/78 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank63of 971

Station report

The weather at Cheyenne/Warren AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.1 mi from Ranchettes, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,100 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cheyenne/Warren AFB, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHEYENNE/WARREN AFBSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECheyenne/Warren AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 25.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Cheyenne/Warren AFB: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 25.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CYSFIG. B THE AIR AT CHEYENNE/WARREN AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 25.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLECheyenne/Warren AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 51 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cheyenne/Warren AFB, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CYSFIG. C THE WIND AT CHEYENNE/WARREN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECheyenne/Warren AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cheyenne/Warren AFB, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cheyenne WFO (CYSW4), 3.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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