Encampment, Wyoming Weather
Encampment, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Encampment, Carbon County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
