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Slater, Wyoming

Community in Platte County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Slater

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Cheyenne (WY), 50 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Ozone28Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 14, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Slater

None in the last 24 hours; 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Slater, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Slater, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WheatlandEAN

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/4,767 ft/430 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank370of 966

Bear CreekWY40

Beside a road/17.9 mi away/5,820 ft/623 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank617of 966

Torrington #1S2018

At a soil climate station/36.4 mi away/4,280 ft/917 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank749of 966

measured daily2 instruments

ChugwaterCHGW4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/5,315 ft/118 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wheatland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Slater, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:10 AM 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 Wheatland, 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 EANFIG. A THE SKY OVER WHEATLANDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWheatland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 27.3 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wheatland: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.3, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EANFIG. B THE AIR AT WHEATLANDTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 4,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.0 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 27.3 FSPREAD 20.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 44 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 POINTTITLEWheatland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Wheatland, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EANFIG. C THE WIND AT WHEATLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWheatland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Wyoming

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Slater

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Slater

River and lake gauges