Observed 9:30 AM MDT at KBCE

Escalante, UT weather

Partly cloudy and 36°2°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 24, rain ~12–2 PM (46%).

Mostly agree

Now 36°2°

Partly sunny · Feels like 27°−3°

Feels like: 27°−3°; Wind chill from 14 mph22 km/h wind · air 36°2°
Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the northeast. Up to 14 mph22 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry · up to 43°6° by 11 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 93%; Air 36°2°, dew point 34°1° · frost likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until noon
Rain today noon–6 PM (50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
High 54°12° tonight at 6 PM

This morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 30%
This afternoonNear 52°11° · Rain all afternoon (50%)
TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 53°12° by 4 PM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 39°4° · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Showers	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	73%	0
Sat 10a	Showers	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	64%	1
Sat 11a	Showers	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	68%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	36%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	74%	78%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	79%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	47%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	73%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	28%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	79%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	84%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	93%	0
Sun 12a	Showers	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	82%	98%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	98%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	88%	99%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	42°6°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	89%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	42°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	91%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	42°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	91%	95%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	93%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	10%	1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	88%	51%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	49°9°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	85%	37%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	82%	63%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	30%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	63%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	78%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	75%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	70%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	72%	56%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	51%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	84%	34%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	34%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	85%	59%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	38%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	87%	14%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	41%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	41%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 31°−1° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	94%	37%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 30°−1° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	94%	39%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	39°4° (likely 29°−2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	24%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 40°4°. Typical 65°18° / 34°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 49°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 42°6°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered rain showers before noon, then scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 34°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. North wind 0 to 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 34°1°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 64°18° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 62°17° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 32°0°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Typical 61°16° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Partly sunny. High 49°9°, low 36°2°. Typical 61°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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
46°8°–56°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Typical 60°16° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
32°0°–45°7°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 31°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 38°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 49–61°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Escalante River near Escalante

1.6 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:25 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 37Typical 118

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 13 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 34°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?

Escalante · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Escalante weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 53 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:53 PM; Morning 7:27–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:53–7:03 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Escalante. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,700 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 5.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.