Storm Station
Elk Mountain, Wyoming
60°
Mostly clear· Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 15 mph WSW
Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
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30%Humidity
16%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elk Mountain, 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 now3 instruments

Elk MountainEHY

At an airfield/3.5 mi away/7,300 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Pass Creek Near Elk MountainPSKW4

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.2 mi away/7,257 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank270of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Elk Mountain 0.3 SWWY-CR-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/7,288 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Police DeptMBOW4

At a cooperative observer's station/18.4 mi away/6,562 ft/706 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at County Road 402 by Elk Mountain, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.5 mi from Elk Mountain. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:06 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over County Road 402 by Elk Mountain, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WY20FIG. A THE SKY OVER COUNTY ROAD 402 BY ELK MOUNTAINSECTION, 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 MI0510TITLECounty Road 402 by Elk Mountain, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS WY20TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WY20-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 35.4 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at County Road 402 by Elk Mountain: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.4, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WY20FIG. B THE AIR AT COUNTY ROAD 402 BY ELK MOUNTAINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.5 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 35.4 FSPREAD 18.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLECounty Road 402 by Elk Mountain, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS WY20TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WY20-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (209 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at County Road 402 by Elk Mountain, north up: blowing from 209 degrees, the south southwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WY20FIG. C THE WIND AT COUNTY ROAD 402 BY ELK MOUNTAINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 209°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECounty Road 402 by Elk Mountain, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS WY20TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WY20-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of County Road 402 by Elk Mountain, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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