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West Valley City, Utah Weather

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West Valley City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

West Valley City, UT
Sunday, August 2 at 9:00 AM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
13%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Sunset
2:42 PM
West Valley City, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Valley City, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 101°
West Valley City, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Overcast
    —
    —
    101°76°—
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Clear
    —
    —
    90°71°-11°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Overcast
    —
    —
    90°62°0°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Overcast
    —
    —
    95°67°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Clear
    —
    —
    100°71°+5°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Clear
    —
    —
    104°73°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Partly Cloudy
    —
    —
    104°74°0°
West Valley City, UT
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°65°88°110°12p6p12a6anow 81°high 101°low 71°
West Valley City, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 18°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9 mph
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 9 mph · pk 28 mph @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 287SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
West Valley City, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
866.3
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 25.58 inHg
Now
866.3
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 863–873
855860865870875880-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW873.1862.6865.1
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
West Valley City, UT
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
→+1 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
19μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

Trends

Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.

Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³310
West Valley City, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
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
15:00 UTC · West Valley City, 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
15:00 UTC · West Valley City, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Valley City, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Valley City, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Valley City, UT
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
12:26 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
2:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
West Valley City, UT
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
10:13 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Valley City, UT
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Summer heat breaks with monsoon

plant
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Valley City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

ZIP codes: 84119, 84120, 84128

16-Day Forecast — West Valley City

  1. Sun101°76°0%
  2. Mon90°71°1%
  3. Tue90°62°0%
  4. Wed95°67°0%
  5. Thu100°71°0%
  6. Fri104°73°1%
  7. Sat104°74°4%
  8. Sun105°73°11%
  9. Mon103°77°14%
  10. Tue100°74°14%
  11. Wed100°72°12%
  12. Thu94°73°31%
  13. Fri94°66°32%
  14. Sat98°74°30%
  15. Sun97°73°20%
  16. Mon94°71°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near West Valley City

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of August 2, 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.

Sun & seasons in West Valley City

West Valley City sits in Salt Lake County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 5m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 15m — a swing of +5h 50m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Salt Lake City, the state’s largest city, lies about 7 miles to the NE. The nearest town West Valley City tracks is Salt Lake City, roughly 7 miles to the NE.

Air quality in West Valley City’s county has trended cleaner since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 54). See the full air-quality history for West Valley City.

January 1–5: Deep freeze grips the high peaks.January 6–10: Ice thickens on alpine tarns.January 11–15: Springs stir beneath locked earth.January 16–20: Grouse call from the transition zone.January 21–25: First signals of the soil's turning.January 26–31: Stream water crystallizes thick.February 1–5: The year's coldest fortnight begins.February 6–10: East wind carries a subtle promise.February 11–15: Snowmelt springs whisper beneath ice.February 16–20: Red-wing calls rise from the wetlands.February 21–25: Rain begins to trace the snowline upward.February 26–28: Mist gathers in the warming canyons.March 1–5: Grass and trees stir from their sleep.March 6–10: Hibernators break through frozen ground.March 11–15: First blooms open to the spring sun.March 16–20: Mountain bluebirds return to the summits.March 21–25: Spring equinox at the divide.March 26–31: Aspen catkins burst in clusters.April 1–5: Thunderstorms rumble over granite peaks.April 6–10: Swallows and swifts slice the warming sky.April 11–15: Sandhill cranes call through the wetlands.April 16–20: Rainbows arch over the snowfields.April 21–25: New growth explodes across the montane.April 26–30: Last frost yields to summer growth.May 1–5: Wildflowers crest the high meadows.May 6–10: Summer monsoon clouds gather southward.May 11–15: Snowmelt crests toward the divide.May 16–20: High country wildflowers peak.May 21–25: Summer heat accelerates the growing season.May 26–31: Summer settles into the high country.June 1–5: Pikas hayfeeding in granite peaks.June 6–10: Glacier lily carpets the snowmelt.June 11–15: Paintbrush crowns the ridges.June 16–20: Thunderheads build by noon.June 21–25: Long light holds the peaks.June 26–30: Monsoon moisture drifts north.July 1–5: Monsoon storms drench the south.July 6–10: Wind builds through canyons.July 11–15: Lightning crowns every peak.July 16–20: Elk herds claim alpine meadows.July 21–25: Pika caches reach their peak.July 26–31: Monsoon pulses weaken northward.August 1–5: Summer heat breaks with monsoon.August 6–10: First frost creeps to peaks.August 11–15: Cool wind returns from north.August 16–20: Monsoon clouds gather over the peaks.August 21–25: The monsoon breaks into scattered showers.August 26–31: Summer insects thin as autumn wind rises.September 1–5: Elk descend from summer high meadows.September 6–10: Dew crystallizes on high grass at dawn.September 11–15: Hawks begin the long crossing southward.September 16–20: Equinox: darkness claims the high passes.September 21–25: Thunder retreats as the monsoon dies.September 26–30: First frost hardens the high valleys.October 1–5: October: the aspen stands reach their peak.October 6–10: Aspen gold slides downslope with the chill.October 11–15: Snow settles on the high passes.October 16–20: Elk bugling fades as rut nears its end.October 21–25: First hard frost grips the basin.October 26–31: Late rains settle into November patterns.November 1–5: Aspen canopy falls to earth.November 6–10: Granite bones emerge from cover.November 11–15: Earth begins to harden.November 16–20: Bare ranges hold silence.November 21–25: Snow returns to the peaks.November 26–30: North wind strips the landscape.December 1–5: Deep darkness settles over the ranges.December 6–10: Winter locks the high country.December 11–15: Elk withdraw to winter range.December 16–20: Ice thickens across frozen water.December 21–25: Winter solstice — the sun returns.December 26–31: The year closes in silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · August 1–5

Summer heat breaks with monsoon

Late summer monsoon surge; southern reaches drench under Gulf moisture; northern peaks cool rapidly as monsoon remnants push north.

Day 214 of 365 · Wedge 43 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

July is West Valley City's warmest stretch (~81°F) and December its coldest (~28°F); precipitation crests in March at 2.6 inches and ebbs in June to 0.5 inches.

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January29°2.0″16
February32°1.8″15
March38°2.6″19
April46°2.4″16
May58°1.7″13
June71°0.5″6
July81°0.7″7
August79°0.9″8
September68°1.2″8
October53°1.3″8
November37°2.3″14
December28°2.2″17

Regional context

West Valley City's climate, from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 station normals, pairs 29°F Januarys with 81°F Julys — a 51°F swing. About 19.7 inches of precipitation falls over roughly 147 days a year.

Cool-season fronts carry West Valley City's rain: March logs 2.6 inches on 18.6 days, against June's 0.5 inches on 6.2 — winter does the heavy lifting in West Valley City. That groups West Valley City with places like Kearns, UT, Taylorsville, UT and West Jordan, UT on the same cool-season storm track.

The cool-season window in West Valley City starts at mid-April, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. In West Valley City, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past West Valley City's frost date. West Valley City's window closes around mid-November as overnight lows return below freezing. In West Valley City, low spots run 4-7°F colder than nearby slopes, nudging West Valley City's frost dates a week.

Similar climates: Kearns, UT, Taylorsville, UT, West Jordan, UT, South Salt Lake, UT, Murray, UT.

Naturalist notes

By late May, yellow sweet clover (Melilotus officinalis) is flowering along roadsides and open lots in the Salt Lake Valley.

Barn swallows return to the area in April and can be seen feeding over open water and fields through late spring.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in West Valley City?
Frost typically leaves West Valley City by mid-April and returns to West Valley City near mid-November.
What is the rainy season in West Valley City?
Rainfall in West Valley City peaks in March near 2.6 inches, out of about 20 inches annually.
What is the warmest month in West Valley City?
The warmest stretch in West Valley City comes in July, around 81°F on average.
What is the coldest month in West Valley City?
On average December is the chilliest month in West Valley City, about 28°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in West Valley City?
Time tomatoes in West Valley City for two weeks after mid-April; peas and greens start at West Valley City's frost line.
How many rainy days does West Valley City get?
West Valley City averages about 147 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
What hardiness zone is West Valley City?
West Valley City's USDA zone comes from its December mean (28°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
What is the 10-day forecast for West Valley City?
West Valley City's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in West Valley City?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for West Valley City in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in West Valley City?
Current conditions for West Valley City and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the West Valley City forecast updated?
The West Valley City forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in West Valley City?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for West Valley City are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for West Valley City?
The next few days in West Valley City's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

West Valley City's cold semi-arid climate in Utah pairs 29°F Januarys with 81°F Julys, 52°F apart across the seasons.

Rain and snow bring West Valley City roughly 20 inches a year across approximately 147 measurable-precipitation days.

The 52°F gap between West Valley City's summer and winter, at 40.7°N, shapes West Valley City's frost calendar.

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ZIP codes in West Valley City

  • 84119
  • 84120
  • 84128
  • 84118
  • 84125
  • 84126
  • 84127
  • 84130
  • 84131
  • 84170

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.