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Wamsutter, Wyoming

Town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Wamsutter

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Wamsutter (WY), 2 miles off.

23Good
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 4, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wamsutter

0.12 in in the last 24 hours, 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.12in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wamsutter, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wamsutter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Wamsutter 0.4 NWWY-SW-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/6,758 ft/31 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Wamsutter - COOPWMSW4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/6,722 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank61of 971

Station report

The weather at Continental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.6 mi from Wamsutter, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:26 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over Continental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KCTDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CONTINENTAL DIVIDE I-80 WEST OF RAWLINSSECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEContinental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS KCTDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KCTD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 28.6 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Continental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.6, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KCTDFIG. B THE AIR AT CONTINENTAL DIVIDE I-80 WEST OF RAWLINSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.8 FTEMPERATURE 32.0 FDEW POINT 28.6 FSPREAD 3.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEContinental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS KCTDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KCTD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (45 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Continental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, north up: blowing from 45 degrees, the northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KCTDFIG. C THE WIND AT CONTINENTAL DIVIDE I-80 WEST OF RAWLINSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 45°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEContinental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS KCTDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KCTD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of Continental Divide I-80 west of Rawlins, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wamsutter - COOP (WMSW4), 0.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wyoming

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Near Wamsutter

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