La Sal, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for La Sal, San Juan County.
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La Sal rises from the high desert floor, a scattering of homes and businesses embraced by the stark grandeur of southeastern Utah. It lies 64.1 miles south-west of Grand Junction, CO (from Grand Junction, CO: bearing 216°T), and is situated 16.9 miles south-east of Spanish Valley. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, where ochre-colored mesas stand sentinel against a sky that often burns a deep, unyielding blue. Sparse, resilient juniper and sagebrush cling to the slopes, their wiry forms a testament to survival in this arid expanse. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint perfume of sun-baked earth and distant, unseen wildflowers. Shadows lengthen with a painterly grace, deepening the canyons and accentuating the rugged contours of the earth, a landscape that feels both ancient and perpetually in motion under the vast, indifferent heavens. The history of La Sal is as elemental as the rocks that surround it, tied to the promise of minerals and the hardy spirit of those who sought them. For generations, mining has been a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, shaping the local economy and the character of its residents, who possess a deep, unspoken resilience. The La Sal Mountains, a jagged, forested range to the north, offer a dramatic backdrop and a contrast to the arid plains, providing a source of water and timber that has sustained the area. This is a place where the rhythm of days is measured by the sun's arc and the quiet industry of its people, a locality where the past is not a relic but a living presence, felt in the enduring strength of the land and the enduring spirit of La Sal itself.
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| Location | La Sal, San Juan County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 38.31221°N, 109.248167°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84530 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Sal, 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 La Sal includes coordinates 38.312210°N, 109.248167°W, situated in San Juan County. ZIP code 84530. 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.