Weather in Riverton, Utah
High country wildflowers peak. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverton, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:31 PM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
22%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Riverton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
57°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
76°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
Riverton, UT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—69°49°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle33%58°43°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle94%50°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—63°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—72°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—78°49°
Riverton, UT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Riverton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
013° · veering 25°
Direction
NNE
013°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Riverton, 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
Riverton, 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.
Riverton, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Riverton, UT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
weather
Riverton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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.