Moorcroft, Wyoming Weather
Moorcroft, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moorcroft, Crook County.
Full aviation weather for Moorcroft is published on the Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport (KGCC) page, 48 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 Moorcroft 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 Moorcroft: Hulett Municipal Airport (KW43) 54 km
Conditions reported at KGCC describe the airfield itself. Weather 48 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Moorcroft specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Moorcroft.
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.
Live animated radar for Moorcroft 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
