Observed 4:10 AM MDT at KCDC

Brian Head, UT weather

Clear and 37°3°, 30°17° colder than a typical Oct 24, snow 12–8 PM, 3–5 in8–13 cm.

Mostly agree

Now 37°3°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 12 mph19 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · down to 24°−4° by 5 AM (dry)
Humidity: 93%; Air 37°3°, dew point 36°2° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 11Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Hard freeze until noon (low 25°−4°)
Dry until noon
Snow today noon–midnight (70%, 1–9 in3–23 cm)
Hard freeze today 5 PM–tomorrow noon (low 26°−3°)
Hard freeze tomorrow night from 8 PM (low 28°−2°)

TonightNear 27°−3° · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
This morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 33°1° · Snow all afternoon (70%) · freezing, low 32°0°
TonightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · Snow 6 PM–midnight (50%) · freezing, low 27°−3°
Tomorrow morningUp to 32°0° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 35°2° · rain chance 10% · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 28°−2° by 10 PM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	17°−8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	95%	6%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	16°−9°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	15°−9°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	13%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	15°−9°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	14°−10°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	91%	33%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	19°−7°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	35%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	22°−6°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	67%	1
Sat 11a	Snow	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	84%	77%	2
Sat 12p	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	60%, snow 0.5 in1.3 cm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	89%	3
Sat 1p	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	60%, snow 0.5 in1.3 cm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	95%	82%	4
Sat 2p	Snow	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	60%, snow 0.5 in1.3 cm	7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	98%	96%	4
Sat 3p	Snow	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	70%, snow 0.5 in1.3 cm	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	93%	2
Sat 4p	Snow	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	70%, snow 0.5 in1.3 cm	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	95%	1
Sat 5p	Snow	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	70%, snow 0.5 in1.3 cm	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	92%	0
Sat 6p	Snow	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	50%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	81%	1
Sat 7p	Snow	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 32°0°)	29°−2°	50%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	87%	0
Sat 8p	Snow	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	28°−2°	50%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	91%	0
Sat 9p	Snow	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	30%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Snow	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	30%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Fog	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	30%, snow 0.3 in0.8 cm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 29°−2°)	24°−4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	47%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	28°−2°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	68%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	28°−2°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 28°−2°)	27°−3°	10%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	27°−3°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 29°−2°)	27°−3°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	26°−3°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	61%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	28°−2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	58%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	59%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	71%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	94%	77%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	69%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	58%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	55%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 38°3°)	33°1°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	49%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	33°1°	10%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	47%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 36°2°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	18%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	34°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	11%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 32°0°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	90%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 24°−4° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	91%	27%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Snow. High 34°1°, low 24°−4°. Typical 64°18° / 31°−1°. Snow 0–2 in0–5 cm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 34°1°
  70% chance · 3 in8 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 31°−1°
  50% chance · 1.8 in4.6 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of snow showers and isolated thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 34, with temperatures falling to around 32 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. East wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
34°1°–39°4°
Low, likely
24°−4°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 31°−1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 36°2°, low 26°−3°. Typical 63°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
24°−4°–28°−2°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 40°4°, low 27°−3°. Typical 63°17° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–29°−2°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 31°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 41°5°, low 28°−2°. Typical 62°17° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 41.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Low, likely
27°−3°–31°−1°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 42°6°, low 30°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Low, likely
28°−2°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 30°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 40°4°, low 30°−1°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–33°1°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 54 mph87 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Snow. High 36°2°, low 31°−1°. Typical 61°16° / 30°−1°. Snow 0–1 in0–3 cm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 33°1°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 38°3°
  40% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 33°1°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 30°−1°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
35°2°–41°5°
Low, likely
29°−2°–33°1°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 50 mph80 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 36°2°, low 26°−3°. Typical 61°16° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 29°−2°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 29°−2°
  50% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 27°−3°
  50% chance · 0.5 in1.2 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Low, likely
22°−6°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 31°−1°, low 24°−4°. Typical 60°16° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Snow, 29°−2°
  50% chance · 0.8 in2.1 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Snow, 32°0°
  50% chance · 0.4 in1 cm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 27°−3°
  50% chance · 0.4 in1.1 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 25°−4°
  40% chance · 0.6 in1.5 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
25°−4°–38°3°
Low, likely
18°−8°–32°0°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 32°0°, low 22°−6°. Typical 60°16° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 28°−2°
  30% chance · 0.2 in0.6 cm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 24°−4°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
26°−3°–38°3°
Low, likely
15°−9°–30°−1°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 28°−2°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
69% chance of snow, high 34°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 36°, low 26°.
Monday
Dry, high 40°, low 27°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 31–42°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (SLC) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Coal Creek (UT) near Cedar City

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 47 cfs

Forecast peak 4.8 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 3:10 AM · NWS gauge page

Sevier River near Hatch

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 82 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sat 4 AM

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Pipes: watch the cold

Tonight’s low: 25°−4°

Overnight low near 25°F — not yet at drip-the-faucets cold, but worth watching if it's forecast to drop further.

Heating this week

About 48% less heating than a typical week.

This week 68Typical 131

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 47
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 39 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 36°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Cedar City Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 30°17° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Brian Head weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:58 PM; Morning 7:32–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:21–7:32 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4:33–7:21 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Brian Head. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,300 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.