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Riverton, Utah Weather

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

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

Riverton, UT
Sunday, July 5 at 10:09 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
13%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
12:03 AM
Sunset
3:01 PM
Riverton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 99°
Riverton, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    99°63°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    11%
    0.03″
    97°74°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    99°67°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    99°67°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    97°64°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    102°65°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Clear
    105°69°+3°
Riverton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 11°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Riverton, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
864.6
+5.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.53 inHg
Now
864.6
mb
3h
+5.4
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 858868
850855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW867.9857.7864.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Riverton, UT
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~69 @ 10 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42), ratio 0.62 with 14 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.62
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Riverton, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
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
16:09 UTC · Riverton, 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
16:09 UTC · Riverton, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverton, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, UT
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
12:03 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
3:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riverton, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
11:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riverton, UT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 84065

16-Day Forecast — Riverton

  1. Sun99°63°0%
  2. Mon97°74°11%
  3. Tue99°67°11%
  4. Wed99°67°10%
  5. Thu97°64°9%
  6. Fri102°65°0%
  7. Sat105°69°0%
  8. Sun109°72°2%
  9. Mon111°72°5%
  10. Tue110°75°11%
  11. Wed106°71°12%
  12. Thu105°70°13%
  13. Fri104°69°14%
  14. Sat107°72°13%
  15. Sun104°73°10%
  16. Mon102°70°10%

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 — Riverton

SPC includes Riverton in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Riverton

  • 84065
  • 84096

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.