Storm Station
Riverton, Wyoming
49°
Mostly clear· Feels like 46°·Gentle breeze 8 mph S
A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
66%Humidity
15%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Riverton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Little Wind River AT RivertonRVTW4

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.3 mi away/4,921 ft/60 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank225of 624

RivertonRIW

At an airfield/4.3 mi away/5,538 ft/557 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank28of 624

Lander 11 SSE94078

At a climate reference station/28.4 mi away/5,773 ft/792 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Riverton 1.3 ESEWY-FM-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/5,000 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Riverton - COOPRIVW4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/4,957 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Riverton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.3 mi from Riverton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Riverton, 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 RIWFIG. A THE SKY OVER RIVERTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERiverton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RIWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Riverton: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RIWFIG. B THE AIR AT RIVERTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.5 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLERiverton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RIWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Riverton, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RIWFIG. C THE WIND AT RIVERTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERiverton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RIWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Riverton - COOP (RIVW4), 0.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

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