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Alta, Wyoming Weather

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

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

Alta, WY
Saturday, July 4 at 11:17 PM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
18%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Alta, WY
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlta, WY: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 83°
Alta, WY
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Clear
    79°53°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    83°62°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    18%
    0.09″
    80°55°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    24%
    84°55°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    84°59°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    17%
    82°51°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    87°56°+5°
Alta, WY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · steady
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 8 · pk 16 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Alta, WY
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
805.1
-4.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 23.77 inHg
Now
805.1
mb
3h
-4.1
mb
12h
-7.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 805813
800805810815820-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW813.2804.7805.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Alta, WY
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25), ratio 0.52 with 9 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.52
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Alta, WY
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
173.7mi
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
05:17 UTC · Alta, WY · 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
05:17 UTC · Alta, WY · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alta, WY
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alta, WY
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alta, WY
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
11:47 PM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alta, WY
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alta, WY
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 83414

16-Day Forecast — Alta

  1. Sat79°53°0%
  2. Sun83°62°5%
  3. Mon80°55°18%
  4. Tue84°55°24%
  5. Wed84°59°17%
  6. Thu82°51°17%
  7. Fri87°56°0%
  8. Sat96°61°1%
  9. Sun100°66°1%
  10. Mon97°66°7%
  11. Tue102°67°18%
  12. Wed100°68°18%
  13. Thu99°68°30%
  14. Fri98°69°32%
  15. Sat99°67°21%
  16. Sun97°65°23%

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 — Alta

SPC includes Alta 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 Alta

  • 83414

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.