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Alton, Utah Weather

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Alton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alton, UT
Saturday, July 4 at 10:23 PM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
8%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:14 AM
Sunset
2:54 PM
Alton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlton, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 83°
Alton, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    82°45°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°54°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°60°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    87°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    87°59°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    90°62°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    91°60°+1°
Alton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · backing 116°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 116° from the w.
Alton, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
784.9
-2.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.18 inHg
Now
784.9
mb
3h
-2.8
mb
12h
-5.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 779791
775780785790795800-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW791.2779.3784.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Alton, UT
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
-9 in 6h

AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Alton, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:23 UTC · Alton, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:23 UTC · Alton, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alton, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alton, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alton, UT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
12:14 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
2:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alton, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alton, UT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 84710

16-Day Forecast — Alton

  1. Sat82°45°0%
  2. Sun83°54°3%
  3. Mon84°60°1%
  4. Tue87°59°1%
  5. Wed87°59°1%
  6. Thu90°62°1%
  7. Fri91°60°1%
  8. Sat96°63°3%
  9. Sun95°65°6%
  10. Mon97°66°11%
  11. Tue96°68°14%
  12. Wed98°65°19%
  13. Thu97°64°30%
  14. Fri92°65°36%
  15. Sat87°65°39%
  16. Sun91°65°43%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Alton

SPC includes Alton in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Alton

  • 84710

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.