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Paintbrush crowns the ridges. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Helper, UT
Monday, June 15 at 6:26 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
15%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
11:55 PM
Sunset
2:52 PM
Helper, UT
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHelper, UT: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 86°
Helper, UT
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    86°61°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Clear
    90°60°+4°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Clear
    88°63°-2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    89°57°+1°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    90°63°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    87°61°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    85°59°-2°
Helper, UT
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
351° · backing 26°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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 10 · pk 32 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the n.
Helper, UT
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
821.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 24.27 inHg
Now
821.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 821826
815820825830835-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW826.1820.8821.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Helper, UT
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-18 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 6 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Helper, UT
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
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
12:26 UTC · Helper, 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
12:26 UTC · Helper, UT · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Helper, UT
Satellite · infrared · animated
Helper, UT
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Helper, UT
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
11:55 PM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
2:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:26 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Helper, UT
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
6:01 AM
Moonset
9:12 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Helper, UT
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Paintbrush crowns the ridges

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Helper at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Helper

  1. Mon86°61°0%
  2. Tue90°60°1%
  3. Wed88°63°0%
  4. Thu89°57°0%
  5. Fri90°63°4%
  6. Sat87°61°4%
  7. Sun85°59°4%
  8. Mon88°58°1%
  9. Tue88°63°1%
  10. Wed92°63°2%
  11. Thu90°65°2%
  12. Fri86°62°3%
  13. Sat79°62°6%
  14. Sun85°56°3%
  15. Mon92°61°3%
  16. Tue97°68°10%

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

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of June 15, 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 Helper

  • 84526

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.