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Weather in Ballard, Utah

High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ballard, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:31 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
22%
Wind
23 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Ballard, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
56°
11p
52°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
41°
5a
41°
6a
42°
7a
52°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
69°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
L 41°H 83°
Ballard, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    35%
    67°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    98%
    51°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    13%
    61°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    69°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°50°
Ballard, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 38°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
23
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 8
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 8 · pk 34
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 23 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ballard, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
839.5
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 24.79 inHg
Now
839.5
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 838843
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ballard, UT
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.0 μg/m³
PM 10
18.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
130.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.3 Low
Ballard, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:33 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ballard, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 AM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ballard, UT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ballard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Ballard

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.