Copperton, Utah Weather
Copperton, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Copperton, Salt Lake County.
Full aviation weather for Copperton is published on the South Valley Regional Airport (KSVR) page, 11 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. 6 airfields within reach of Copperton 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 Copperton: Bolinder Field Tooele Valley Airport (KTVY) 22 km · Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) 27 km · West Desert Airpark (KUT9) 36 km · Skypark Airport (KBTF) 37 km · Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU) 50 km
Conditions reported at KSVR describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Copperton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Copperton, Utah
Copperton rests at the western edge of the Salt Lake Valley, where the foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains begin their gentle ascent. It lies 4.9 miles north-west of Herriman, UT (from Herriman, UT: bearing 317°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-south-west of West Jordan. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones – sagebrush and hardy grasses cling to the ochre soil, punctuated by the occasional sturdy juniper. The air, especially as the sun dips low, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of desert flowers. Distant, jagged peaks, often dusted with a late spring snow, form a dramatic backdrop, their slopes etched with the scars of ancient watercourses. The sky above Copperton is vast and often a brilliant, unblemished blue, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the sharp clarity of starlight at night. The history of Copperton is inextricably linked to the mineral wealth of the Oquirrh range, a fact that still whispers through the local economy. While the heyday of hard-rock mining has largely passed, the echoes of that industrious past remain. Many of the residents today find their livelihoods in the broader service and trade sectors that support the surrounding Salt Lake metropolitan area, though a spirit of self-reliance and connection to the land persists. The legacy of the mines, however, is not entirely dormant; the very ground beneath Copperton holds secrets and potential, a constant reminder of its foundational identity. The town itself, though not a bustling metropolis, possesses a quiet character, a place where the pace of life allows for a deeper appreciation of the stark, enduring beauty of its mountain-flanked setting.
Live animated radar for Copperton 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 | Copperton, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40.5662°N, 112.0977°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84006 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Copperton, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Copperton, 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 Copperton includes coordinates 40.566200°N, 112.097700°W, situated in Salt Lake County. ZIP code 84006. 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.
