Green River, Wyoming Weather
Green River, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Green River, Sweetwater County.
Full aviation weather for Green River is published on the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport (K48U) page, 8 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 Green River 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 Green River: Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (KRKS) 34 km
Conditions reported at K48U describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Green River specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Green River.
About Green River, Wyoming
Green River unfolds across a broad, sun-baked basin, where the vast Wyoming sky presses down with an immensity that dwarfs human endeavor. It lies 123.1 miles east of Logan, UT (from Logan, UT: bearing 96°T), and is situated 14.2 miles west-south-west of Rock Springs. The land itself is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of sagebrush greens, ochre clays, and the bleached bone of ancient riverbeds. The namesake river, a vital artery in this arid expanse, snakes through the landscape, its waters reflecting the boundless cerulean overhead, a ribbon of life against the stark, rolling plains. The air, when it carries a breeze, is dry and carries the faint, clean scent of dust and distant pines, a palpable testament to the relentless, elemental forces that shaped this place. Even the distant mesas, their profiles sharp against the horizon, seem to possess a stoic, enduring quality, weathered by eons of wind and sun. The history of Green River is inextricably bound to the very currents that give it its name, a crucial crossing point for travelers and traders for generations. Its founding was spurred by the promise of resource wealth, particularly the rich veins of trona, a mineral vital for glass and detergent production, which underpins Green River's economy to this day. This industry, a steady hum beneath the quiet cadence of daily life, lends a certain practical grit to the town's character. Echoes of the railroad era, when this was a vital hub for westward expansion, can still be felt in the very layout of the streets and the enduring architecture. While perhaps not a place of grand pronouncements, Green River offers a profound sense of place, a quiet resilience born from its pioneering spirit and its deep connection to the land and its enduring, elemental power.
Live animated radar for Green River 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 | Green River, Sweetwater County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 41.528576°N, 109.466246°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82935 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Green River, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Green River, 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 Green River includes coordinates 41.528576°N, 109.466246°W, situated in Sweetwater County. ZIP code 82935. 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.
