Bessemer Bend, Wyoming Weather
Bessemer Bend, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bessemer Bend, Natrona County.
Full aviation weather for Bessemer Bend is published on the Casper-Natrona County International Airport (KCPR) page, 17 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Bessemer Bend have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Bessemer Bend: Harford Field (KHAD) 25 km
Conditions reported at KCPR describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bessemer Bend specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bessemer Bend.
About Bessemer Bend, Wyoming
Bessemer Bend sprawls across a landscape where the wind sculpts the very earth into subtle, sweeping lines. It lies 12.9 miles south-west of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 235°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-west of Mills. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and umber bleeding into the pale, washed-out green of scrub and hardy grasses that cling to the rolling terrain. The sky, vast and often a brilliant, almost aggressive blue, presses down with a palpable weight, a constant reminder of the open country. A sense of quiet persistence hums through the air, the kind of stillness that’s not empty but full of the subtle creaks of fences, the distant cry of a hawk, and the slow, deliberate movement of clouds. The Platte River, a silver ribbon in the distance, snakes through this expanse, its presence a cool promise against the arid backdrop. The history of Bessemer Bend is tied to the veins of the earth, a legacy of mining that once pulsed through its soil. Though the deep shafts may be silent now, the echoes of that industry linger in the weathered facades of older buildings and the stoic, resilient character of its people. The local economy, while diversified, still carries a residual strength drawn from the land, with ranching and agriculture forming the backbone, their rhythms dictated by the seasons and the unforgiving beauty of the Wyoming climate. This is a place where the days unfold with a deliberate, unhurried pace, a testament to a life lived in concert with the elements, where the setting sun paints the western sky in fiery hues, a daily spectacle of raw, untamed color.
Live animated radar for Bessemer Bend and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Bessemer Bend, Natrona County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 42.75802°N, 106.520312°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82604 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bessemer Bend, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bessemer Bend, Wyoming, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bessemer Bend includes coordinates 42.758020°N, 106.520312°W, situated in Natrona County. ZIP code 82604. Telephone area code: 307. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
