Opal, Wyoming Weather
Opal, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Opal, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Opal is published on the Kemmerer Municipal Airport (KEMM) page, 20 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 Opal 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 Opal: Fort Bridger Airport (KFBR) 42 km
Conditions reported at KEMM describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Opal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Opal.
About Opal, Wyoming
Opal sits where the land begins to unfurl in broad, sweeping gestures across the high plains of southwestern Wyoming. It lies 77.8 miles east of Logan, UT (from Logan, UT: bearing 88°T), and is situated 11.0 miles east of Kemmerer. Sagebrush, a muted tapestry of greens and greys, carpets the rolling terrain, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper that clings to the gentle slopes. The sky here is an immense, ever-shifting canvas, vast and profound, its blues deepening to an almost bruised indigo as dusk approaches, painting the distant, hazy mountains in shades of lavender and rose. The air, sharp and clean, carries the scent of dry earth and wild grasses, a constant reminder of the untamed beauty that surrounds Opal. This quiet corner of Lincoln County carries the deep imprint of its past, a history woven with the grit and determination of those who sought their fortune in the earth. Coal mining once pulsed through the veins of Opal, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, no-nonsense architecture and a community that understands the value of hard work. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of resourcefulness endures, manifesting now in ranches where cattle graze on the expansive pastures and in the steady hum of commerce supporting the surrounding agricultural endeavors. The occasional weathered barn, standing sentinel against the wide-open sky, whispers tales of generations who have called Opal home, their lives as much a part of this landscape as the wind that shapes it.
Live animated radar for Opal 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 | Opal, Lincoln County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 41.769116°N, 110.325995°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 83124 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Opal, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Opal, 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 Opal includes coordinates 41.769116°N, 110.325995°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 83124. 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.
