Weather in Alton, Utah
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alton, UT
Sunday, May 17 at 12:25 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
53°
Humidity
24%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Alton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
48°
2a
47°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
47°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
Alton, UT
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—70°45°
- SundayMay 17Overcast39%65°41°
- MondayMay 18Snow69%49°29°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—59°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—72°46°
Alton, UT
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
260° · backing 112°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alton, UT
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Alton, UT
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:52 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alton, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:32 PM
- Moonset
- 3:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alton, UT
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Alton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 1 (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.