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Tropic, Utah Weather

The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Tropic, UT
Saturday, July 4 at 7:16 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
5%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:12 AM
Sunset
2:53 PM
Tropic, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTropic, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 87°
Tropic, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    88°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°64°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°63°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    91°66°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    93°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    96°67°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    98°66°+2°
Tropic, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
232° · backing 20°
Direction
SW
232°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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 11 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the sw.
Tropic, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
810.8
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 23.94 inHg
Now
810.8
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
+3.7
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 806814
800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW814.4805.5810.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Tropic, UT
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
+28 in 6h

AQI 71 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 28 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — 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
0.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7
Tropic, 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
01:16 UTC · Tropic, 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
01:16 UTC · Tropic, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tropic, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tropic, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tropic, UT
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
12:12 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
2:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:25 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tropic, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tropic, UT
Microseason
Jul 1–5

The monsoon settles in

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tropic at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 84776

16-Day Forecast — Tropic

  1. Sat88°56°0%
  2. Sun87°64°3%
  3. Mon90°63°1%
  4. Tue91°66°2%
  5. Wed93°65°0%
  6. Thu96°67°1%
  7. Fri98°66°2%
  8. Sat100°68°3%
  9. Sun98°69°4%
  10. Mon100°68°7%
  11. Tue99°70°13%
  12. Wed103°70°16%
  13. Thu101°67°20%
  14. Fri99°70°28%
  15. Sat94°68°32%
  16. Sun94°68°32%

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 — Tropic

SPC includes Tropic 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 Tropic

  • 84776

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.