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Richfield, Utah Weather

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

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

Richfield, UT
Saturday, July 4 at 7:16 PM
91
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
7%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:08 AM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Richfield, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichfield, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 95°
Richfield, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    96°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°65°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    92°69°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    96°64°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    98°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    96°63°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    99°60°+3°
Richfield, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · veering 10°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2818SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the nw.
Richfield, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
840.3
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.81 inHg
Now
840.3
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 836845
830835840845850-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW845.2836.1840.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Richfield, UT
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
+46 in 6h

AQI 92 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 46 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — 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
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.68 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Richfield, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
01:16 UTC · Richfield, 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
01:16 UTC · Richfield, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richfield, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richfield, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richfield, UT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
12:08 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Richfield, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richfield, UT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 84701

16-Day Forecast — Richfield

  1. Sat96°58°0%
  2. Sun95°65°2%
  3. Mon92°69°14%
  4. Tue96°64°4%
  5. Wed98°65°0%
  6. Thu96°63°0%
  7. Fri99°60°2%
  8. Sat104°63°8%
  9. Sun107°67°12%
  10. Mon107°72°27%
  11. Tue108°69°29%
  12. Wed109°70°21%
  13. Thu107°68°28%
  14. Fri103°66°29%
  15. Sat98°69°15%
  16. Sun95°68°17%

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 — Richfield

SPC includes Richfield 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 Richfield

  • 84701

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.