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Weather in Brighton, Utah

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

Brighton, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:31 PM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
39%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Brighton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
5p
56°
6p
54°
7p
52°
8p
47°
9p
44°
10p
43°
11p
42°
12a
41°
1a
40°
2a
39°
3a
39°
4a
37°
5a
38°
6a
39°
7a
44°
8a
50°
9a
53°
10a
55°
11a
57°
12p
58°
1p
58°
2p
58°
3p
58°
4p
L 37°H 58°
Brighton, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    52°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    53%
    43°29°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    96%
    33°24°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    16%
    43°22°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    51°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    53°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    59°36°
Brighton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · backing 153°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 23 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 153° from the wnw.
Brighton, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
741.0
+1.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 21.88 inHg
Now
741.0
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 737743
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brighton, UT
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.7 Low
Brighton, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brighton, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
1:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Brighton, 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 →

Brighton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 Brighton

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.