Blanding, Utah Weather
Blanding, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanding, San Juan County.
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About Blanding, Utah
Blanding unfolds beneath a vast, indifferent sky, a collection of low-slung buildings and dusty streets embraced by the ancient, rust-colored mesas of southeastern Utah. It lies 93.0 miles north-west of Farmington, NM (from Farmington, NM: bearing 312°T), and is situated 18.6 miles south-south-west of Monticello. The air, when it stirs, carries the dry scent of sagebrush and the faint mineral tang of the surrounding earth, a palpable dryness that seeps into everything. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar clarity, bleaching the colors of the landscape to muted earth tones during the day, only to ignite them in molten gold and deep amethyst as dusk descends. The horizon is a jagged line, a testament to geological forces that have shaped this high desert plateau for millennia, creating a world of stark, enduring beauty where life clings tenaciously to the arid terrain. This outpost, Blanding, owes its existence to the resourceful spirit of early settlers drawn to the promise of fertile land and the allure of the wild, untamed West. Its economy, historically tied to ranching and agriculture, now finds a significant pulse in the nearby uranium mines and the burgeoning tourism industry drawn by the region's unparalleled archaeological treasures. Within a short drive lie the petroglyphs and pictographs of Newspaper Rock State Historical Monument and the Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings of Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, whispering tales of civilizations long vanished. The pace of life in Blanding is measured, dictated by the sun's arc and the quiet hum of the vehicles that traverse these wide, open spaces, a rhythm that feels both timeless and deeply rooted in the land.
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| Location | Blanding, San Juan County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 37.624165°N, 109.478177°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84511 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blanding, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blanding, Utah, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Blanding includes coordinates 37.624165°N, 109.478177°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 84511. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
