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Y-O Ranch, Wyoming

Community in Platte County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Y-O Ranch

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Douglas (WY), 55 miles off.

27Good
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)2Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 4, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Y-O Ranch

0.74 in in the last 24 hours, 1.55 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.74in
Last 3 days
1.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Y-O Ranch, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Y-O Ranch, WyomingReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Y-O Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WheatlandEAN

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/4,767 ft/99 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank854of 971

ColemanWY1

Beside a road/20.4 mi away/5,019 ft/153 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank616of 971

measured daily2 instruments

ChugwaterCHGW4

At a cooperative observer's station/19.9 mi away/5,315 ft/449 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wheatland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Y-O Ranch, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:30 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

34.7 F with a dew point of 21.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wheatland: temperature 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,100 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.2 FTEMPERATURE 34.7 FDEW POINT 21.0 FSPREAD 13.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wheatland, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWheatland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

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