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Weather in Sterling, Utah

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

Sterling, UT
Saturday, May 16 at 11:31 PM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
24%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Sterling, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
L 46°H 79°
Sterling, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    71°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    60%
    66°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    99%
    41°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    55°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    67°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75°48°
Sterling, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
005° · backing 85°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 22 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 85° from the n.
Sterling, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
824.6
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 24.35 inHg
Now
824.6
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 821827
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sterling, UT
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
27.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
127.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.9 Low
Sterling, UT
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
11:43 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterling, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 AM
Moonset
1:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sterling, 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 →

Sterling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 Sterling

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.