Storm Station
Ranchester, Wyoming
57°
Mostly clear· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Mostly clear. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
43%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ranchester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Montana Line by RanchesterWY2

Beside a road/9.0 mi away/4,320 ft/552 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank473of 622

Tie Creek SnotelTIEW4

A snow pillow on a mountain/13.5 mi away/6,870 ft/3,102 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank439of 622

Sheridan Co. ArptSHR

At an airfield/13.6 mi away/3,967 ft/199 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank28of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Ranchester 0.5 WSWWY-SH-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/3,774 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DaytonDYTW4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/3,940 ft/172 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sheridan Co. Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from Ranchester. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:53 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 Sheridan Co. Arpt, 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 SHRFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHERIDAN CO. ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESheridan Co. Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sheridan Co. Arpt: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHRFIG. B THE AIR AT SHERIDAN CO. ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.0 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLESheridan Co. Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sheridan Co. Arpt, 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 SHRFIG. C THE WIND AT SHERIDAN CO. ARPTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESheridan Co. Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sheridan Co. Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dayton (DYTW4), 5.3 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 05:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Wyoming

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Near Ranchester

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