Encampment, Wyoming Weather
Encampment, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Encampment, Carbon County.
Full aviation weather for Encampment is published on the Shively Field (KSAA) page, 26 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KSAA describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Encampment specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Encampment.
About Encampment, Wyoming
Encampment rests in a broad, high-altitude valley, a place where the Medicine Bow River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, cuts a gentle swathe through meadows that stretch towards the rugged shoulders of the Snowy Range. It lies 62.7 miles west of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 264°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south of Saratoga. The air here, thin and crisp, carries the scent of pine and sagebrush, a fragrance that deepens with the lengthening shadows of late afternoon, when the sun, a molten disc, begins its slow descent behind the western peaks. The very land seems to exhale a quiet resilience, the rolling hills and scattered stands of spruce and fir bearing the marks of wind and snow, a constant sculptor of this exposed terrain. The sky, a vast canvas of cerulean blue, often plays host to dramatic cloud formations, their undersides tinged with an ethereal gold as evening approaches, a breathtaking spectacle that frames the modest collection of buildings that comprise Encampment. This remote outpost in Carbon County owes its existence to the allure of precious metals, a history etched into the very bedrock of the surrounding mountains. Prospectors, drawn by the promise of gold, were the first to establish a presence here, their dreams of fortune giving rise to the settlement that would eventually bear the name Encampment. While the boom times of mining have long since faded, the echoes of that era persist, a quiet undercurrent in the town’s character, a reminder of the grit and determination that shaped its beginnings. Today, the economy of Encampment is more closely tied to the land itself, to the ranches that dot the valley and the tourism that draws visitors seeking the wild beauty of the Medicine Bow National Forest. The river, a lifeline for both nature and the local community, offers opportunities for fishing and recreation, its steady flow a constant presence, a murmur in the otherwise profound quietude of this high plains country.
Live animated radar for Encampment 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 | Encampment, Carbon County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 41.20941°N, 106.789762°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82325 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Encampment, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Encampment, 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 Encampment includes coordinates 41.209410°N, 106.789762°W, situated in Carbon County. ZIP code 82325. 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.
