Moorcroft, Wyoming Weather
Moorcroft, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moorcroft, Crook County.
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About Moorcroft, Wyoming
Moorcroft exhales a quiet resilience onto the Wyoming plains, a scattering of buildings against a vast canvas of sky and earth. It lies 27.4 miles east of Gillette, WY (from Gillette, WY: bearing 94°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-west of Pine Haven. The land here is a study in muted golds and dusty greens, rolling into the distance with a gentle, patient sweep that hints at ancient geological processes. Wind, an ever-present sculptor, carves subtle contours into the soil, and the air, especially in the twilight hours, carries a dry, clean scent of sagebrush and distant rain. The sky above Moorcroft is a character in itself, a boundless expanse that shifts from the pale, washed blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, each transition a silent, grand spectacle. Even the sparse vegetation seems to possess a determined vitality, clinging to life with a tenacity that mirrors the spirit of the place. The economy of Moorcroft has long been tied to the land, a history etched in the cattle ranches that dot the surrounding countryside and the oil and gas wells that punctuate the horizon. This is a place where the rhythm of life is dictated by the seasons and the needs of livestock, a steady cadence that has sustained generations. Railroad tracks, once the lifeline of this frontier settlement, still slice through the landscape, a reminder of the ambitious dreams that first brought people to this remote corner. While the days are marked by the quiet hum of industry and the occasional rumble of a passing train, there's an underlying sense of community, a shared understanding born from the common challenges and enduring beauty of this corner of Crook County.
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| Location | Moorcroft, Crook County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44.263315°N, 104.950254°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82721 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moorcroft, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moorcroft, 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 Moorcroft includes coordinates 44.263315°N, 104.950254°W, situated in Crook County. ZIP code 82721. 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.
