Ballard, Utah Weather
Ballard, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ballard, Uintah County.
Full aviation weather for Ballard is published on the Duchesne Municipal Airport (KU69) page, 39 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Ballard have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Ballard: Vernal Regional Airport (KVEL) 40 km
Conditions reported at KU69 describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ballard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ballard.
About Ballard, Utah
Ballard unfolds under a sky that stretches wide and pale, a vast canvas where ochre earth meets the muted greens of scrub and sagebrush. It lies 88.4 miles east of Springville, UT (from Springville, UT: bearing 84°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east-south-east of Roosevelt. The land here is not gentle; it rises and falls in rugged washes and low, weathered mesas, sculpted by the patient hand of wind and water. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the dust of the Uinta Basin and the faint, sweet perfume of hardy desert flowers. Sunlight, unfiltered and potent, bleaches the distant peaks to a hazy violet, and in the late afternoon, it casts long, sharp shadows that emphasize the stark beauty of the terrain. The few buildings of Ballard seem to cling to the earth, their colors blending with the surrounding palette, a quiet testament to human presence in this immense, untamed landscape. The history of Ballard is as deeply rooted as the ancient juniper trees that dot the hillsides, a story woven from the threads of ranching and the quiet perseverance of those who sought a living from this challenging soil. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty through cattle grazing, the wide-open spaces providing sustenance for herds that have long been a cornerstone of the local economy. More recently, the whispers of oil and gas have begun to stir through the basin, a new chapter being written that promises both opportunity and a subtle shift in the accustomed pace of life. The distinctive character of Ballard is not found in grand monuments, but in the steadfast spirit of its people, their lives harmonizing with the enduring rhythms of the land, a quiet strength that defines this corner of Utah.
Live animated radar for Ballard and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Ballard, Uintah County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40.289404°N, 109.943204°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84124, 84066 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ballard, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ballard, Utah, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ballard includes coordinates 40.289404°N, 109.943204°W, situated in Uintah County. ZIP code 84124, 84066. Telephone area code: 801, 385. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
