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Riverton, Utah Weather

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Riverton, UT
Friday, June 5 at 5:23 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
17%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Riverton, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverton, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 93°
Riverton, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    88°59°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°58°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°65°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    81°58°-11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    84°61°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.06″
    78°55°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    0.38″
    58°52°-20°
Riverton, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 119°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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 7 · pk 24 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 119° from the wnw.
Riverton, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
857.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 25.31 inHg
Now
857.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-5.9
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 856864
850855860865870-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW863.6856.0856.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverton, UT
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.41 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
38μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.41 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.41
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Riverton, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
172.9mi
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
05:23 UTC ·Riverton, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:23 UTC ·Riverton, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverton, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverton, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverton, UT
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
11:27 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverton, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
6:32 AM
Moonset
4:38 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Riverton, UT
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks

fish
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 5, 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 Riverton

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.