Weather data for Wyoming

**the dufferz** · 01-18-2007, 07:54 PM

Before moving to a state it is important to learn all you can about the area you want to live in. Weather is a important factor for most in that we are used to the climate we live in, so moving means a new neighborhood, a new climate.

Hearing from people what the weather is like, is similar to hearing reason why or why not to live somewhere. Perspective.

Now you have the chance to see some really interesting information. The following link will take you to the Western Regional Climate Center web site. This site keeps weather data, showing the historic information about every aspect of weather that you could imagine. This site is straightforward, not fancy, no flashing ads Yeah!, just data. When select a city, make sure you look at all of the options on the left side to see different things about the weather.

Lastly, make sure you bookmark this page! it's not easy getting back in from the main page

Here it is: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmwy.html

**Wyody** · 01-18-2007, 11:54 PM

Thanks again to The Dufferz. After taking a look, I can see that there is still plenty of room for comments and reports from the folks living here. The avg temp listing doesn't quite tell the story about 32 below, etc. The winters in the central to western part of the state involve a 10day-2 wk period of very cold (-5 to -45) and after prayers for warm-up are answered, a generous dumping of snow after which comes about a 2 wk period of no real change, followed by another 2 wk period of extreme cold. The patterns can differ within twenty miles, i.e., you're covered with snow while 20 miles away there's no snow and it's 20 to 30 degrees colder. Out here, the coldest part of the day happens in the 2 hours or so AFTER sunrise. Thanks again T.Duff

**the dufferz** · 01-19-2007, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyody

Thanks again to The Dufferz. After taking a look, I can see that there is still plenty of room for comments and reports from the folks living here. The avg temp listing doesn't quite tell the story about 32 below, etc. The winters in the central to western part of the state involve a 10day-2 wk period of very cold (-5 to -45) and after prayers for warm-up are answered, a generous dumping of snow after which comes about a 2 wk period of no real change, followed by another 2 wk period of extreme cold. The patterns can differ within twenty miles, i.e., you're covered with snow while 20 miles away there's no snow and it's 20 to 30 degrees colder. Out here, the coldest part of the day happens in the 2 hours or so AFTER sunrise. Thanks again T.Duff

That surprises me.

does the pattern change based on terrain? We have that here in Washington also, but is really driven based on the jet stream and the mountain ranges.

**Wyoming53** · 01-21-2007, 01:05 PM

Dufferz, YES IT DOES! Your weather is going to depend a great deal on the land layout. For instance, Sheridan, Buffalo, Story and such are nestled up against the Big Horn Mountains. We are a lot milder then points east. Seems that the weather comes boiling over the BH Mountains and dumps just east of town. For instance, Sheridan, where I live will get 2 inches of snow and some minor wind. Wyarno, 6 miles east, will get 14 inches of snow and 40 mph winds for the same front.

**Wyoming53** · 01-21-2007, 04:46 PM

I tried moving some time back. Couldn't. feet were froze to the ground.

Actually, it's not that bad. Today is 29 degrees here in Sheridan, during the night it dumped about 6 inches of partly cloudy on my deck that I had to shovel off. There's no wind. Clear sky's. The city has an excellent city department in that the roads were bladed by about 8am this morning. They don't use salt here so that's a plus. They'll sand, but no salt.

This morning I looked over at the neighbors house and he was shoveling. I thought, doesn't he know it will melt off in July? hahaha About 5 minutes later I was shoveling mine.

Think I'll start a fire in the fireplace.

**the dufferz** · 01-30-2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyoming53

I tried moving some time back. Couldn't. feet were froze to the ground.

Actually, it's not that bad. Today is 29 degrees here in Sheridan, during the night it dumped about 6 inches of partly cloudy on my deck that I had to shovel off. There's no wind. Clear sky's. The city has an excellent city department in that the roads were bladed by about 8am this morning. They don't use salt here so that's a plus. They'll sand, but no salt.

This morning I looked over at the neighbors house and he was shoveling. I thought, doesn't he know it will melt off in July? hahaha About 5 minutes later I was shoveling mine.

Think I'll start a fire in the fireplace.

From where I live in Seattle area the temperatures are pretty mild, only once in Seattle history has it been over 100 degrees, and I don't think it has ever been below zero. I do miss the seasons in that we have spring and fall, and something that nobody else would call a winter and a summer. Not sure how I would like the extremes, but I would like warmer summers.

How is cheyenne for living conditions? Cost of housing etc.? Looks like a pretty nice place, not to big, not to small.

By the way, If I have not said so already, glad to have you here! Read many of your posts and you are a quality member of this place!

**Wyoming53** · 01-31-2007, 03:19 PM

Today is a perfect example of how the Big Horns protect us. Sheridan is near 30 degrees, sunny sky's, no wind. Gillette (120 miles East) is blizzard conditions with near zero visibility and it's 2 below zero.

**Wyoming53** · 02-22-2007, 12:00 PM

Well, it's that time of year around this area that the weather kind of evens out.

from Oct-Nov to Feb-March the weather tends to test our patients a little. flucuates drastically going from 40 degrees in the afternoon and possibly -20 by late evening.

But Feb-March time fram tend to steady out the weather. Note, I didn't say warm. haha Steady. Now's the time that the high for the day is 29 but the low is only 24. We don't get the heavy slams of one way and then the other.

However, having said that, this is a resting period for the one or two last slams of heavy snow. Not so extreme in cold, just 18 inches or so of partly cloudy having to be shoveled.

Then it's time to get ready to go fishing.

**Wyody** · 02-22-2007, 08:49 PM

Glad you've received a respite, 53. You deserve it!
In the SW part of Wyoming, it's always a guess if that big storm coming from the west is going to start dumping around Salt Lake and white-out the SW region - or, if it's going to zoom dry over the mountains and dump in Colorado - thus saving SW Wyoming from heavy snow ... but also condemning it to a longer cold spell as it usually has to warm-up to snow. Seems there's always a few surprises left this time of year.
I like the part near the Utah and Idaho borders when the frozen lakes start to thaw and the ice breaks up into giant, floating chunks in Spring. At this time of year, you can watch the bald eagles perching on the ice-chunks, watching the water and grabbing a meandering fish now and then - some days there seem to be dozens of eagles. Spring also means that soon, the elk and moose will be wandering back up the mountain so that sightings of them become more rare with each week until Fall but it also means the antelope come back into the forever-pastures - and soon, it'll be time for those kites with 60lb test-line that we hear so much about!

**Wyoming53** · 02-26-2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyody

Glad you've received a respite, 53. You deserve it!
In the SW part of Wyoming, it's always a guess if that big storm coming from the west is going to start dumping around Salt Lake and white-out the SW region - or, if it's going to zoom dry over the mountains and dump in Colorado - thus saving SW Wyoming from heavy snow ... but also condemning it to a longer cold spell as it usually has to warm-up to snow. Seems there's always a few surprises left this time of year.
I like the part near the Utah and Idaho borders when the frozen lakes start to thaw and the ice breaks up into giant, floating chunks in Spring. At this time of year, you can watch the bald eagles perching on the ice-chunks, watching the water and grabbing a meandering fish now and then - some days there seem to be dozens of eagles. Spring also means that soon, the elk and moose will be wandering back up the mountain so that sightings of them become more rare with each week until Fall but it also means the antelope come back into the forever-pastures - and soon, it'll be time for those kites with 60lb test-line that we hear so much about!

Thanks, the day after you wrote that, we got high winds, heavy snow, power was out for a while. I-80 and I-25 was closed for several hours here in Wyoming. But the typical national news said, "Colorado and Kansas got hit with another snow storm and parts of I-70 were shut down." Never mentioned us. Course, that could be a good thing.

Hey! where's FEMA? We was without power for 2 hours! Where's my trailer? No not that one, I want the one with an ice maker......

**Wyody** · 02-26-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyoming53

Hey! where's FEMA? We was without power for 2 hours! Where's my trailer? No not that one, I want the one with an ice maker......

FEMA came by. They told me to hand you these two rolls of flagging and tell you to walk up that foothill-side to the oakbrush. You find a nice spot long enough to lay in and sit in and tie the tops of the brush on either side together - forming an arch over your snowed-in self!
Wyoming - always carry flagging if you can - never know when you're gonna need a quick shelter!

**Wyoming53** · 03-01-2007, 03:48 AM

Another big storm hitting from West to East. They got hammered on the West side and the storm moved down and come up through Colorado again. Hitting Nebraska and South Dakota.

Interstates closed in several places. 30 some car pile up on I-90. But once again, it slid right around Sheridan.

Kind of good, kind of bad. It's good it missed us cause I was tired of shoveling. haha Bad because we could really use the moisture.

**Wyody** · 03-01-2007, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyoming53

Another big storm hitting from West to East. They got hammered on the West side and the storm moved down and come up through Colorado again. Hitting Nebraska and South Dakota.

Interstates closed in several places. 30 some car pile up on I-90. But once again, it slid right around Sheridan.

Kind of good, kind of bad. It's good it missed us cause I was tired of shoveling. haha Bad because we could really use the moisture.

This time of year, 53, some of the storms seems to hit and maybe get things wet ... like your firewood! Then, it freezes in the wood - causing each piece to weigh a veritable ton! Perhaps better to do without the moisture and have good firewood for a couple of weeks longer, at least. We'll send some rain from out this way when the time comes - long as you don't go splitting clouds Indianway or something. Be warm.

**Wyoming53** · 03-01-2007, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyody

This time of year, 53, some of the storms seems to hit and maybe get things wet ... like your firewood! Then, it freezes in the wood - causing each piece to weigh a veritable ton! Perhaps better to do without the moisture and have good firewood for a couple of weeks longer, at least. We'll send some rain from out this way when the time comes - long as you don't go splitting clouds Indianway or something. Be warm.

I tried splitting a cloud once and I must not have done it right cause it blew up.

**Wyoming53** · 03-01-2007, 03:42 PM

Today it's a little breezy along the face of the Big Horn Mountains. In Sheridan, it's 29/29. 29 degrees, and the wind is 29 mph. Kind of unusual to have wind like this unless a front is moving through.

Partly cloudy, no snow predicted.

**Wyody** · 03-01-2007, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyoming53

Today it's a little breezy along the face of the Big Horn Mountains. In Sheridan, it's 29/29. 29 degrees, and the wind is 29 mph. Kind of unusual to have wind like this unless a front is moving through.

Partly cloudy, no snow predicted.

Keep us posted? That's some interesting weather over on the other side of it.

**Wyoming53** · 03-02-2007, 08:33 AM

Friday, 2 March 2007, 06:30.

We got about an inch of snow through the night. Right now it's 18 degrees and we have winds at 20mph and gusts up to 25.

Still dark so I can't tell you what the clouds look like. haha

**Wyody** · 03-02-2007, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Wyoming53

Friday, 2 March 2007, 06:30.

We got about an inch of snow through the night. Right now it's 18 degrees and we have winds at 20mph and gusts up to 25.

Still dark so I can't tell you what the clouds look like. haha

Not bad. My main concern was that that belly-dumper was gonna circle back and come at you from the "top right" - which always makes for a dandy blizzard. Wind got up pretty early this morning, sounds like.

**Wyoming53** · 03-05-2007, 09:01 AM

It looks like the weather in Sheridan has granted us a reprieve for now. Yesterday hit 50 degrees. Beautiful day.

This morning at 6am it was 29 degrees. Supposed to hit mid 50's again today. No wind, looks like another beautiful day.

But we don't dare turn our back.

**isabel** · 03-05-2007, 02:01 PM

Yesterday in California was actually warm. We rolled the windows down on the car on the way back from church. How big was the last storm? Did you start warming up over the weekend?

Izzy

**Wyoming53** · 03-05-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by isabel

Yesterday in California was actually warm. We rolled the windows down on the car on the way back from church. How big was the last storm? Did you start warming up over the weekend?

Izzy

The weekend started warming but was only in the 30's but nice outside. Just got back from the VA and we had our windows down.

**isabel** · 03-05-2007, 02:46 PM

When does summer start to kick in where you live? We get it in March-May. I'm ready for summer big time. I want to sit in the sun and get toasty warm:)

Izzy

**Wyoming53** · 03-05-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by isabel

When does summer start to kick in where you live? We get it in March-May. I'm ready for summer big time. I want to sit in the sun and get toasty warm:)

Izzy

Every year it's a little different. But last year, we had summer on the 7th of July from 1 til 3.

June is a good start for summer. Sometimes a couple weeks earlier but it's still doubtful weather. I reference summer to when the swim pool can open. haha

**Wyody** · 03-05-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by isabel

When does summer start to kick in where you live? We get it in March-May. I'm ready for summer big time. I want to sit in the sun and get toasty warm:)

Izzy

In SW Wyoming, the last frost is usually between Apr 15 and 30th. You can often plant something by Memorial Day ... but not always. A typical winter there ends with a 3-day blizzard from about June 19-21st. It starts with a 3-day blizzard about Sept 15-18th. I have my sprinkler-systems there opened up Memorial Day weekend - and have them blown-out and shut-down Labor Day weekend.
Wyoming - 9 months of skiing and 3 months of really rough sledding!

**isabel** · 03-05-2007, 06:10 PM

So Summer is about 2- 1/2 months in SW Wyoming. Not much time to grow a garden. I guess it would a good investment to build a green house...if you like to grow things. Is the soil any good for growing veggies or fruits?

I guess the lakes don't have much time to warm up, do they? So Wyoming is for winter loving folks. Who like winter activities and sports?

**Wyoming53** · 03-05-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by isabel

So Summer is about 2- 1/2 months in SW Wyoming. Not much time to grow a garden. I guess it would a good investment to build a green house...if you like to grow things. Is the soil any good for growing veggies or fruits?

I guess the lakes don't have much time to warm up, do they? So Wyoming is for winter loving folks. Who like winter activities and sports?

It's not too bad. I start my garden about the last week of March. But I start it indoors. About the first of may, I move it to the garden. Growing season will last into the end of September. It's only odd that we have snow around the first of June or during September. However it does happen. We'll have really nice weather April and May with a freak snowstorm during that time.

2 years ago, they delayed opening the pool until the 9th of June because we got a June 1st snow. haha

But there's always snow on the mountain. I can't remember there NOT being snow up on top.

**Wyody** · 03-05-2007, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by isabel

So Summer is about 2- 1/2 months in SW Wyoming. Not much time to grow a garden. I guess it would a good investment to build a green house...if you like to grow things. Is the soil any good for growing veggies or fruits?

I guess the lakes don't have much time to warm up, do they? So Wyoming is for winter loving folks. Who like winter activities and sports?

Regarding the soil: The problem is that a long, long time ago, winds came and rains and volcanoes and earthquakes and all kinds of gnarly things came and took away what is known as; our "A" horizon. Millions of years ago maybe - forever ago. Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming - they have almost no topsoil. So, when you till up the soil for a garden, you're using what everybody else in the country calls the "B" horizon. You can work with it - adding compost, growing certain things in certain areas, raising pigs ... you can make yourself some fairly decent soil.
Now 53 has slightly better conditions up in the NE, near Sheridan. They have similar conditions but it's transition land - from the mountains to the plains and headed for the prairies. Over in the western part of Wyoming, it's just high-desert with mountains - almost always over 6000 ft or more. Wind, drought and the heat of the summer-sun at that elevation (lot of UV) doesn't do your garden much good at all. Green-housing will get you an early start but the season is so short ... you barely get started and it's over. Good luck with corn. Good luck with tomatoes. You'll get some peas for sure. I'd advocate hydroponics for a steady supply of greens. If you drop a thousand feet in elevation, your chances for a garden improve - but you'll still need to work with the soil.

**isabel** · 03-06-2007, 01:34 AM

Well...the old days must have been tough. What was the diet for the folks back in the day? What did they do for veggies and fresh produce? Looks like gardening would be to tough of a hobby to be relaxing...my dad raised pigs in Washington. The kids loved it. Curious animals pigs. Show them a hat or cap and they would gather around it...checking it out.

Wyody...you sure know a lot about Wyoming. :)

Izzy

**Wyoming53** · 03-06-2007, 01:40 AM

I raise my own peppers here in Sheridan. I make a salsa that I've entered in Festivals from Spokane to St Pete Florida. But I start my peppers early in the house. They are about a foot tall when I move them outside into planters. Put them in the ground and they'll slow down to nothing. maybe 6 or 8 peppers per plant, the whole season. In a planter, I get plants that I pick 6 or 8 a day for about 2 months. Then, in the fall, I move them back in and still get another 2 months out of them. I can all the peppers so I can make salsa year round

Wyody, Tomatoes do really good doing it that way also. But again, I'm cheating the system by getting started inside, early.

**kimbercuddles** · 03-06-2007, 01:48 AM

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01-18-2007, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
the dufferz Duff man! Join Date: Jan 04th, 2007 Location: Bothell, Washington Posts: 1,327	Weather data for Wyoming Before moving to a state it is important to learn all you can about the area you want to live in. Weather is a important factor for most in that we are used to the climate we live in, so moving means a new neighborhood, a new climate. Hearing from people what the weather is like, is similar to hearing reason why or why not to live somewhere. Perspective. Now you have the chance to see some really interesting information. The following link will take you to the Western Regional Climate Center web site. This site keeps weather data, showing the historic information about every aspect of weather that you could imagine. This site is straightforward, not fancy, no flashing ads Yeah!, just data. When select a city, make sure you look at all of the options on the left side to see different things about the weather. Lastly, make sure you bookmark this page! it's not easy getting back in from the main page Here it is: http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/summary/climsmwy.html __________________ "Who am I and what am I doing here?" - James stockdale, Ross Perrot VP candidate, VP debate, 1992. My favorite political statement.

01-18-2007, 11:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Wyody arrgh, me buckoes Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Posts: 2,146	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Thanks again to The Dufferz. After taking a look, I can see that there is still plenty of room for comments and reports from the folks living here. The avg temp listing doesn't quite tell the story about 32 below, etc. The winters in the central to western part of the state involve a 10day-2 wk period of very cold (-5 to -45) and after prayers for warm-up are answered, a generous dumping of snow after which comes about a 2 wk period of no real change, followed by another 2 wk period of extreme cold. The patterns can differ within twenty miles, i.e., you're covered with snow while 20 miles away there's no snow and it's 20 to 30 degrees colder. Out here, the coldest part of the day happens in the 2 hours or so AFTER sunrise. Thanks again T.Duff

01-21-2007, 01:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Dufferz, YES IT DOES! Your weather is going to depend a great deal on the land layout. For instance, Sheridan, Buffalo, Story and such are nestled up against the Big Horn Mountains. We are a lot milder then points east. Seems that the weather comes boiling over the BH Mountains and dumps just east of town. For instance, Sheridan, where I live will get 2 inches of snow and some minor wind. Wyarno, 6 miles east, will get 14 inches of snow and 40 mph winds for the same front.

01-21-2007, 04:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming I tried moving some time back. Couldn't. feet were froze to the ground. Actually, it's not that bad. Today is 29 degrees here in Sheridan, during the night it dumped about 6 inches of partly cloudy on my deck that I had to shovel off. There's no wind. Clear sky's. The city has an excellent city department in that the roads were bladed by about 8am this morning. They don't use salt here so that's a plus. They'll sand, but no salt. This morning I looked over at the neighbors house and he was shoveling. I thought, doesn't he know it will melt off in July? hahaha About 5 minutes later I was shoveling mine. Think I'll start a fire in the fireplace.

01-31-2007, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Today is a perfect example of how the Big Horns protect us. Sheridan is near 30 degrees, sunny sky's, no wind. Gillette (120 miles East) is blizzard conditions with near zero visibility and it's 2 below zero.

02-22-2007, 12:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Well, it's that time of year around this area that the weather kind of evens out. from Oct-Nov to Feb-March the weather tends to test our patients a little. flucuates drastically going from 40 degrees in the afternoon and possibly -20 by late evening. But Feb-March time fram tend to steady out the weather. Note, I didn't say warm. haha Steady. Now's the time that the high for the day is 29 but the low is only 24. We don't get the heavy slams of one way and then the other. However, having said that, this is a resting period for the one or two last slams of heavy snow. Not so extreme in cold, just 18 inches or so of partly cloudy having to be shoveled. Then it's time to get ready to go fishing. __________________ Wyoming Heat.

02-22-2007, 08:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Wyody arrgh, me buckoes Join Date: Jan 14th, 2007 Posts: 2,146	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Glad you've received a respite, 53. You deserve it! In the SW part of Wyoming, it's always a guess if that big storm coming from the west is going to start dumping around Salt Lake and white-out the SW region - or, if it's going to zoom dry over the mountains and dump in Colorado - thus saving SW Wyoming from heavy snow ... but also condemning it to a longer cold spell as it usually has to warm-up to snow. Seems there's always a few surprises left this time of year. I like the part near the Utah and Idaho borders when the frozen lakes start to thaw and the ice breaks up into giant, floating chunks in Spring. At this time of year, you can watch the bald eagles perching on the ice-chunks, watching the water and grabbing a meandering fish now and then - some days there seem to be dozens of eagles. Spring also means that soon, the elk and moose will be wandering back up the mountain so that sightings of them become more rare with each week until Fall but it also means the antelope come back into the forever-pastures - and soon, it'll be time for those kites with 60lb test-line that we hear so much about! __________________ Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it. <Mark Twain>

03-01-2007, 03:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Another big storm hitting from West to East. They got hammered on the West side and the storm moved down and come up through Colorado again. Hitting Nebraska and South Dakota. Interstates closed in several places. 30 some car pile up on I-90. But once again, it slid right around Sheridan. Kind of good, kind of bad. It's good it missed us cause I was tired of shoveling. haha Bad because we could really use the moisture. __________________ Wyoming Heat.

03-01-2007, 03:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Today it's a little breezy along the face of the Big Horn Mountains. In Sheridan, it's 29/29. 29 degrees, and the wind is 29 mph. Kind of unusual to have wind like this unless a front is moving through. Partly cloudy, no snow predicted. __________________ Wyoming Heat.

03-02-2007, 08:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Friday, 2 March 2007, 06:30. We got about an inch of snow through the night. Right now it's 18 degrees and we have winds at 20mph and gusts up to 25. Still dark so I can't tell you what the clouds look like. haha __________________ Wyoming Heat.

03-05-2007, 09:01 AM	#19 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming It looks like the weather in Sheridan has granted us a reprieve for now. Yesterday hit 50 degrees. Beautiful day. This morning at 6am it was 29 degrees. Supposed to hit mid 50's again today. No wind, looks like another beautiful day. But we don't dare turn our back. __________________ Wyoming Heat.

03-05-2007, 02:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,365	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Yesterday in California was actually warm. We rolled the windows down on the car on the way back from church. How big was the last storm? Did you start warming up over the weekend? Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

03-05-2007, 02:46 PM	#22 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,365	Re: Weather data for Wyoming When does summer start to kick in where you live? We get it in March-May. I'm ready for summer big time. I want to sit in the sun and get toasty warm:) Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

03-05-2007, 06:10 PM	#25 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,365	Re: Weather data for Wyoming So Summer is about 2- 1/2 months in SW Wyoming. Not much time to grow a garden. I guess it would a good investment to build a green house...if you like to grow things. Is the soil any good for growing veggies or fruits? I guess the lakes don't have much time to warm up, do they? So Wyoming is for winter loving folks. Who like winter activities and sports? __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

03-06-2007, 01:34 AM	#28 (permalink)
isabel STAYING RIGHT HERE Join Date: Jan 17th, 2007 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,365	Re: Weather data for Wyoming Well...the old days must have been tough. What was the diet for the folks back in the day? What did they do for veggies and fresh produce? Looks like gardening would be to tough of a hobby to be relaxing...my dad raised pigs in Washington. The kids loved it. Curious animals pigs. Show them a hat or cap and they would gather around it...checking it out. Wyody...you sure know a lot about Wyoming. :) Izzy __________________ I discuss, I do not debate:)

03-06-2007, 01:40 AM	#29 (permalink)
Wyoming53 Hermit Join Date: Jan 21st, 2007 Location: Sheridan, Wy. Posts: 1,522	Re: Weather data for Wyoming I raise my own peppers here in Sheridan. I make a salsa that I've entered in Festivals from Spokane to St Pete Florida. But I start my peppers early in the house. They are about a foot tall when I move them outside into planters. Put them in the ground and they'll slow down to nothing. maybe 6 or 8 peppers per plant, the whole season. In a planter, I get plants that I pick 6 or 8 a day for about 2 months. Then, in the fall, I move them back in and still get another 2 months out of them. I can all the peppers so I can make salsa year round Wyody, Tomatoes do really good doing it that way also. But again, I'm cheating the system by getting started inside, early. __________________ Wyoming Heat.