Thermopolis, WY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny 27°F
Feels Like 27°F  
Humidity 84% Dew Point 23°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.19 in.
Solar Rad 95 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 0.8 mi. WSW of central Thermopolis
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Sunny, High 57F, Low 26F
57
26
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 55F, Low 31F
55
31
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 56F, Low 33F
56
33
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Rain, High 57F, Low 21F
50%
57
21
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Mostly Sunny, High 43F, Low 27F
43
27
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Rain And Snow, High 56F, Low 28F
50%
56
28
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 47F
50%
47
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 43°F to 57°F. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 20°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 33°F with lows around 8°F.


This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

More on this and other weather history


Thermopolis, WY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 57. Light southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 55. South wind around 6 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Rain

Day: A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Windy, with a south southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming west southwest 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Blustery.

Thursday Dec 18

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Rain And Snow

Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Dec 19

Rain And Snow

Day: A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy.

Rain And Snow

Night: A chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.


About Thermopolis, WY

Thermopolis is the county seat and most populous town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town population was 2,725. Thermopolis, Greek for "hot city", is the location of numerous natural hot springs, in which mineral-laden waters are heated by geothermal processes. The town claims the world's largest mineral hot spring, "The Big Spring", as part of Hot Springs State Park. The springs are open to the public for free as part of an 1896 treaty signed with the Shoshone and Arapaho Indian tribes.

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