Sheridan, Wyoming Weather
Sheridan, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sheridan, Sheridan County.
Full aviation weather for Sheridan is published on the Sheridan County Airport (KSHR) page, 4 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan: Johnson County Airport (KBYG) 50 km
Conditions reported at KSHR describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sheridan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sheridan, Wyoming
Sheridan rests in a wide valley, framed by the hulking shoulders of the Big Horn Mountains to the west and a gentler, rolling prairie to the east. It lies 79.7 miles west-north-west of Gillette, WY (from Gillette, WY: bearing 297°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north of Powder Horn. The Tongue River, a ribbon of silver in the sunlight, winds its way through the landscape, its banks lined with cottonwoods that rustle in the persistent wind. The air itself has a crispness, carrying the scent of sagebrush and distant pine. This is country that invites a long, slow breath, where the sky feels impossibly vast and the horizons stretch out to meet the earth in a soft, hazy line. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, can be extraordinary, bathing the weathered buildings and the surrounding hills in a warm, golden wash that seems to hold the day's last warmth. The story of Sheridan is deeply entwined with the cattle drives and the railroad that brought settlers to this fertile basin. For generations, ranching and agriculture have been the bedrock of the local economy, the wide ranches still dotting the landscape, their fences stretching like thin lines across the open country. While newer industries have emerged, the spirit of the West, of hard work and self-reliance, remains palpable. Sheridan itself is a place where the past is not forgotten, visible in the historic architecture of its downtown, where old brick buildings stand as quiet sentinels to bygone eras. The presence of the Bighorn National Forest nearby offers a constant reminder of the wild beauty that surrounds Sheridan, a place where the wildness can still be felt, even within the familiar confines of town.
Live animated radar for Sheridan 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 | Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44.797194°N, 106.956179°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82801 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sheridan, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sheridan, 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 Sheridan includes coordinates 44.797194°N, 106.956179°W, situated in Sheridan County. ZIP code 82801. 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.
