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Weather in Payson, Utah

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

Payson, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:30 PM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
21%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Payson, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
49°
7a
54°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
L 49°H 81°
Payson, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    72°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    46%
    63°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    46°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    71°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    69°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77°48°
Payson, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 167°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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 6 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 167° from the nw.
Payson, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
852.3
+1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 25.17 inHg
Now
852.3
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 849855
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Payson, UT
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
43.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.1 Low
Payson, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:41 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Payson, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 AM
Moonset
1:54 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Payson, 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 →

Payson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 16 (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 Payson

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.