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Weather in Wales, Utah

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wales, UT
Sunday, May 17 at 12:23 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
23%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Wales, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
63°
10a
69°
11a
74°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
L 51°H 77°
Wales, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    70°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    54%
    63°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow Shwrs
    97%
    43°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Foggy
    57°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    67°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73°43°
Wales, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 13°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
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 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Wales, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
822.6
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 24.29 inHg
Now
822.6
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 819826
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wales, UT
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
20.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
120.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Wales, UT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:42 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wales, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:21 PM
Moonset
3:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wales, UT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wales at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 17, 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 Wales

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.