Wheatland, Wyoming Weather
Wheatland, Wyoming — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wheatland, Platte County.
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About Wheatland, Wyoming
Wheatland lies at the edge of a vast, embracing prairie, where the land rolls out in soft, sun-bleached waves under a sky that seems to stretch into forever. It lies 61.0 miles north-north-east of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 32°T), and is situated 18.4 miles south-west of Guernsey. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and distant cattle, a perfume of open spaces. Low, scrubby bushes cling to the soil, their muted greens and browns a testament to resilience against the elements, and the occasional cottonwood tree, a sentinel of green, breaks the horizon with a hopeful gesture. Dust devils, ephemeral dancers of the plains, sometimes twirl across the fields, brief, energetic spirits in the stillness, and the light, especially as evening draws near, washes the landscape in a warm, golden hue that softens every edge. This is a place built on the enduring strength of the land and the people who have learned to coax a living from it. Wheatland's history is deeply entwined with agriculture, the golden fields that give the town its name once stretching as far as the eye could see, a vibrant promise of sustenance. The local economy still leans on the bounty of the earth, with ranches and farms forming the backbone of its commerce, their livelihoods tied to the capricious grace of rain and sun. The railroad, too, played a significant role in its development, a steel artery that brought people and goods, fostering growth and connection. Today, while the pace of life remains unhurried, a quiet industriousness hums beneath the surface, a steady heartbeat in this corner of the plains.
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| Location | Wheatland, Platte County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 42.054414°N, 104.95275°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 82201 |
| Area Code | 307 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wheatland, Wyoming Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wheatland, Wyoming, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Wheatland includes coordinates 42.054414°N, 104.952750°W, situated in Platte County. ZIP code 82201. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
