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Sterling, Utah Weather

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

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

Sterling, UT
Saturday, July 4 at 7:15 PM
89
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
7%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Sunset
2:56 PM
Sterling, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSterling, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 95°
Sterling, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    92°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    95°69°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    92°70°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    95°64°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    97°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    95°62°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    98°59°+3°
Sterling, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · steady
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2419SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nw.
Sterling, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
833.3
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 24.61 inHg
Now
833.3
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
+3.3
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 830838
825830835840845-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW837.5829.7833.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sterling, UT
Air quality
98
AQI
Moderate
+47 in 6h

AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 47 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
137μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Sterling, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
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
01:15 UTC · Sterling, 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
01:15 UTC · Sterling, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sterling, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sterling, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sterling, UT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
12:05 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
2:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sterling, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:43 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sterling, UT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sterling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 84665

16-Day Forecast — Sterling

  1. Sat92°60°1%
  2. Sun95°69°1%
  3. Mon92°70°2%
  4. Tue95°64°3%
  5. Wed97°66°1%
  6. Thu95°62°1%
  7. Fri98°59°0%
  8. Sat103°58°3%
  9. Sun106°66°9%
  10. Mon106°70°17%
  11. Tue108°70°20%
  12. Wed107°69°21%
  13. Thu105°65°23%
  14. Fri104°69°23%
  15. Sat94°70°19%
  16. Sun96°68°19%

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 — Sterling

SPC includes Sterling 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 Sterling

  • 84665

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.