Red Butte, Wyoming Weather
Red Butte, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Red Butte, Natrona County.
Full aviation weather for Red Butte is published on the Casper-Natrona County International Airport (KCPR) page, 12 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 Red Butte 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 Red Butte: Harford Field (KHAD) 16 km
Conditions reported at KCPR describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Butte specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Red Butte, Wyoming
Red Butte rises from the high plains like a weathered sentinel, a prominent geological feature against the vast, often stark Wyoming sky. It lies 7.4 miles south-west of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 236°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south-west of Mills. Its slopes are a study in muted ochres and dusty greens, a landscape sculpted by wind and time into subtle, rolling contours that stretch towards distant, hazy horizons. Sagebrush, tough and fragrant, clings to the dry earth, punctuated by the tenacious grip of short grasses that whisper secrets in the breeze. The air here is thin and clean, carrying the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, mineral tang of ancient rock, and in the late afternoon, the light softens, bathing the butte in a warm, honeyed glow that seems to hold the stillness of ages. The history of Red Butte is as rugged and enduring as the land itself, a story interwoven with the pioneering spirit of the American West. This is a place where the echoes of cattle drives and the quiet industry of ranching still resonate, the local economy largely built on the backs of hardy livestock and the vastness of open range. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises define its character, Red Butte offers a profound sense of place, a deep connection to the earth and to the quiet rhythms of life that have persisted here for generations. It’s a locale where the sky feels immense and the silence can be as profound as any spoken word, a testament to the enduring power of the land.
Live animated radar for Red Butte 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 | Red Butte, Natrona County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 42.806076°N, 106.434198°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82604 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Butte, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Butte, 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 Red Butte includes coordinates 42.806076°N, 106.434198°W, situated in Natrona County. ZIP code 82604. 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.
