Observed 11:40 AM MDT at KVEL

Jensen, UT weather

Overcast and 52°11°, rain tomorrow ~6–8 AM (42%).

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 18Good; Main pollutant: Ozone

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

High 60°16° today at 3 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 39°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 60°16° by 3 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 40% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 40%
Tomorrow afternoonNear 56°13° · rain chance 40% · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy · rain chance 20%
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	81%	2
Sat 1p	Showers	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	76%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	97%	4
Sat 3p	Showers	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	88%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	48%	83%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	87%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	89%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	95%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	96%	0
Sat 10p	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	52%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	95%	84%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	43°6°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	98%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	38%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	90%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	91%	0
Sun 6a	Showers	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Showers	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	40°4°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	72%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	94%	75%	1
Sun 10a	Showers	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	50°10°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	82%	69%	2
Sun 11a	Showers	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	73%	30%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	65%	17%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	15%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	18%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	20%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	40%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	28%	2
Sun 6p	Showers	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	57%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	32%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	91%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	42%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	24%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	28%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	42°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	42°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	41°5°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph2 km/h	100%	33%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	40°4°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	39%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	39°4°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 1 mph2 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	50%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 46°8°)	38°3°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 47°8°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	61%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	45°7° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	94%	61%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 40°4° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	54%	2
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 43°6° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	43%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 48°9°
  30% chance
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 40°4°
  40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 58°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 40°4°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. West wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 56°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South southwest wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 34°1°. Typical 56°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 56°13° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
31°−1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 31°−1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 38°3°. Typical 55°13° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 60°16°).
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–45°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 30°−1°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 40°4°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–47°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 54°12° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 49°9°, low 37°3°. Typical 54°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°10°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°6°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 35°1°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
44°7°–53°12°
Low, likely
25°−4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 47°8°, low 33°1°. Typical 53°12° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 38°4°
  20% 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
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
17°−8°–41°5°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 29°−2°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 60°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
42% chance of rain, high 58°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 37°.
Rest of week
Highs 47–60°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GJT) (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

Green River at Jensen

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 2,820 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 12 AM

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Duchesne River near Randlett

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.4 ft
Flow: 1,110 cfs

Forecast peak 8.4 ft Sat 12 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Ashley Creek Below Union Canal Diversion near Jensen, UT

1.9 mi

Level: 5.3 ft
Flow: 216 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Ashley Creek near Remember the Maine Park near Vernal, UT

16 mi

Level: 7.5 ft
Flow: 495 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 151

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 17 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–4:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

VERNAL · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 46 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:41 PM; Morning 7:21–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:52 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 80% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:23 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Jensen. The highest point on the skyline is about 12,300 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.