Junction, Utah Weather
Junction, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Junction, Piute County.
Full aviation weather for Junction is published on the Junction Airport (KU13) page, 2 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. 5 airfields within reach of Junction 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 Junction: Beaver Municipal Airport (KU52) 40 km · Richfield Municipal Airport (KRIF) 56 km · Wayne Wonderland Airport (K38U) 56 km · Bryce Canyon Airport (KBCE) 59 km
Conditions reported at KU13 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Junction specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Junction.
About Junction, Utah
Junction rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin, a wide expanse of sagebrush and hardy grasses stretching towards distant, rugged mountains. It lies 60.0 miles north-east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 50°T), and is situated 23.0 miles east of Beaver. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of the desert, tinged with the faintest whisper of pine from the higher elevations. A scattering of cottonwoods, their leaves a vibrant green against the pale earth, cluster near the gentle flow of a small creek, its banks worn smooth by the passage of countless years. The sky above Junction is immense, a canvas of ever-shifting blues, and when the sun begins its descent, it paints the landscape in hues of ochre and rose, casting long, dramatic shadows that deepen the contours of the land. This quiet corner of Piute County, Junction, was once a stopping point for travelers and livestock moving through the region, a place where trails converged and weary souls found a moment's respite. Its history is tied to the ebb and flow of ranching and, for a time, mineral exploration, though the land itself remains the dominant force, dictating the pace of life. The economy here is still largely rooted in the soil, with cattle grazing on the open range and the cultivation of hardy crops in irrigated pockets. The distinctive character of Junction is its profound stillness, a sense that time moves at a different cadence, measured not by clocks but by the slow turning of seasons and the unwavering presence of the vast, silent mountains.
Live animated radar for Junction 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 | Junction, Piute County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 38.237479°N, 112.219925°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84740 |
| Area Code | 801 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Junction, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Junction, 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 Junction includes coordinates 38.237479°N, 112.219925°W, situated in Piute County. ZIP code 84740. 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. 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.
