Veteran, Wyoming Weather
Veteran, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Veteran, Goshen County.
Full aviation weather for Veteran is published on the Torrington Municipal Airport (KTOR) page, 22 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. 3 airfields within reach of Veteran 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 Veteran: Camp Guernsey Airport (KGUR) 44 km · Phifer Airfield (KEAN) 46 km
Conditions reported at KTOR describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Veteran specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Veteran.
About Veteran, Wyoming
Veteran, Wyoming, is a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under the vast, indifferent sky. It lies 61.3 miles north-north-east of Cheyenne, WY (from Cheyenne, WY: bearing 22°T), and is situated 12.1 miles south-west of Torrington. The terrain rolls with a quiet, persistent dignity, a mosaic of tawny grasses that whisper secrets to the wind, broken by the occasional scrubby juniper and the stark, weathered bones of long-gone fence posts. The horizon, a razor-sharp line, stretches unbroken for miles, a painter's bold stroke against the pale blue canvas of day, or a bruised, magnificent purple as the sun surrenders to evening. The air here carries the clean, dry scent of dust and sagebrush, a constant reminder of the elemental forces that shaped this country, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, falls with a golden, almost reverent slant, illuminating the subtle undulations of the prairie in a way that feels both ancient and profoundly alive. The history of Veteran is as dry and resilient as the land it occupies, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the quiet persistence of those who have worked this soil. Once a stop along a vital transportation corridor, its economy has long been tied to the enduring strength of ranching and agriculture, where cattle graze on the endless pastures and the seasons dictate the rhythm of life. There are no bustling avenues or crowded squares in Veteran, only the understated hum of a place content in its own skin, where the most notable landmarks are the weathered barns and the stoic silhouettes of windmills against the immense Wyoming sky. The few residents who call Veteran home understand the profound quietude of this landscape, a stillness that allows the history of the land, and the simple, honest labor of its people, to resonate with a palpable, enduring presence.
Live animated radar for Veteran 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Veteran, Goshen County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 41.964412°N, 104.380512°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82243 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Veteran, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Veteran, 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 Veteran includes coordinates 41.964412°N, 104.380512°W, situated in Goshen County. ZIP code 82243. 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.
