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Weather in Draper, Utah

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

Draper, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:30 PM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
22%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Draper, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
61°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
L 56°H 78°
Draper, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    34%
    58°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    95%
    49°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    62°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78°48°
Draper, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · backing 16°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the nne.
Draper, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
850.0
+1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 25.10 inHg
Now
850.0
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 846853
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Draper, UT
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.8 μg/m³
PM 10
101.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.2 Low
Draper, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:40 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.
Draper, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 AM
Moonset
1:55 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Draper, 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 →

Draper at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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 Draper

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.