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Brighton, Utah Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Brighton, UT
Saturday, July 4 at 9:38 PM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
22%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:01 AM
Sunset
3:00 PM
Brighton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBrighton, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 78°
Brighton, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    75°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    78°59°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    77°59°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    20%
    81°56°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    13%
    82°57°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    77°52°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    83°52°+6°
Brighton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · backing 119°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
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 7 · pk 14 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Brighton, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
749.2
-4.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 22.12 inHg
Now
749.2
mb
3h
-4.0
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 747756
740745750755760-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW755.5747.3749.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Brighton, UT
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
+27 in 6h

AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.53 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.53
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Brighton, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
155.3mi
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
03:38 UTC · Brighton, 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
03:38 UTC · Brighton, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Brighton, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Brighton, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Brighton, UT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:01 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
3:00 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Brighton, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Brighton, UT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Brighton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Brighton

  1. Sat75°53°3%
  2. Sun78°59°1%
  3. Mon77°59°20%
  4. Tue81°56°20%
  5. Wed82°57°13%
  6. Thu77°52°7%
  7. Fri83°52°0%
  8. Sat90°55°3%
  9. Sun92°64°5%
  10. Mon93°65°11%
  11. Tue95°64°24%
  12. Wed94°68°22%
  13. Thu91°65°35%
  14. Fri89°60°35%
  15. Sat90°59°26%
  16. Sun84°59°26%

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 — Brighton

SPC includes Brighton 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 Brighton

  • 84121

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.