Weather in Cottonwood Heights, Utah
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:33 PM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
24%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
Cottonwood Heights, UT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—67°50°
- SundayMay 17Rain41%57°42°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle95%49°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—62°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—71°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°53°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°53°
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
355° · backing 92°
Direction
N
355°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 28.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
3:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonwood Heights, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Cottonwood Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.