Ranchester, Wyoming Weather
Ranchester, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ranchester, Sheridan County.
Full aviation weather for Ranchester is published on the Sheridan County Airport (KSHR) page, 21 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KSHR describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ranchester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ranchester, Wyoming
Ranchester sits where the Big Horn Mountains begin to spill their secrets onto the Wyoming plains. It lies 88.7 miles south-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 132°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east-north-east of Dayton. The land here is a study in patient erosion, where the sandstone bluffs, ochre and rose in the afternoon sun, hold the memory of ancient seas. Cottonwoods, their leaves a shimmering green against the vast blue, line the banks of the Tongue River, its water a cool, clear artery through the arid landscape. The air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, often laced with the faint, sweet perfume of sagebrush after a rare rain. In the evenings, as the sun dips low, the shadows lengthen dramatically, painting the rolling hills in hues of violet and deep umber, and a profound quiet settles over Ranchester. Founded in the late 19th century, Ranchester’s story is intertwined with the cattle drives and the railroads that pushed west, opening up this rugged territory. Its economy, once driven by ranching and the extraction of resources, now finds its pulse in a blend of agriculture, particularly hay and livestock, and a quiet tourism drawn to the natural beauty of the surrounding country. The nearby Big Horn National Forest offers a wild expanse for hikers and hunters, its peaks often dusted with snow even as the valleys bask in summer warmth. Ranchester itself retains a character of resilient pragmatism, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of the high plains.
Live animated radar for Ranchester and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ranchester, Sheridan County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44.908859°N, 107.163411°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82839 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ranchester, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ranchester, 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 Ranchester includes coordinates 44.908859°N, 107.163411°W, situated in Sheridan County. ZIP code 82839. 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.
