Escalante, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Escalante, Garfield County.
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Escalante rests in a vast, ochre-hued basin, where the earth itself seems to exhale a dry, mineral scent. It lies 80.0 miles east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 85°T), and is situated 28.1 miles east-north-east of Tropic. Towering sandstone cliffs, sculpted by millennia of wind and water, ring the valley, their surfaces a mosaic of reds, oranges, and pale creams, particularly vivid when the low sun ignites them at dawn or dusk. The Escalante River, a ribbon of surprising green, threads its way through this austere landscape, its banks a haven for cottonwood trees whose leaves whisper secrets on the infrequent breeze. The air here is thin and carries the faint, clean tang of sagebrush and dust, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. This is a place built on resilience, its history entwined with the discovery of coal and the tenacious spirit of those who sought to carve a life from this rugged terrain. For generations, the rhythm of Escalante was dictated by the demands of the mines, a hard-won prosperity that left its mark on the sturdy, practical architecture of the homes and businesses. Though the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, the echo of that industrial past lingers, a quiet hum beneath the surface. Today, Escalante draws visitors not for its subterranean wealth, but for the breathtaking panoramas of nearby Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, a vast expanse of wilderness where the earth's geological story unfolds in spectacular fashion, drawing hikers and adventurers to its labyrinthine canyons and soaring mesas.
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| Location | Escalante, Garfield County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 37.770266°N, 111.602119°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84726 |
| Area Code | 801 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Escalante, 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 Escalante includes coordinates 37.770266°N, 111.602119°W, situated in Garfield County. ZIP code 84726. Telephone area code: 801. 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.