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Weather in River Heights, Utah

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

River Heights, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:33 PM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
20%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
River Heights, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
5p
69°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
45°
4a
46°
5a
45°
6a
42°
7a
48°
8a
52°
9a
57°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
72°
4p
L 42°H 72°
River Heights, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    67°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    53°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    81%
    47°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    67°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72°48°
River Heights, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
308° · veering 112°
Direction
NW
308°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the nw.
River Heights, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
855.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 25.27 inHg
Now
855.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 852858
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
River Heights, UT
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
2.3 Low
River Heights, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
River Heights, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
River Heights, 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 →

River Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (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 River Heights

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.