Loa, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Loa, Wayne County.
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Loa sits in a wide, sun-drenched basin, a place where the earth exhales a dry, mineral scent. It lies 92.0 miles east-north-east of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 57°T), and is situated 34.9 miles south-east of Richfield. The landscape here is a study in muted tones and broad horizons, a vast expanse of sagebrush and scrub oak clinging to rolling hills that rise towards the formidable peaks of the Henry Mountains in the distance. The sky overhead is a boundless canvas, often a brilliant, almost impossibly deep blue, that seems to press down on the land with a gentle, persistent weight, especially in the quiet hours of late afternoon when the light softens and begins to slant across the valley floor. The air itself carries a certain stillness, broken only by the whisper of wind or the distant call of a hawk. The history of Loa is deeply entwined with the arid embrace of this high desert country, a story shaped by hardy pioneers seeking sustenance and opportunity. For generations, the local economy has been tethered to the land, with ranching and agriculture, particularly alfalfa and cattle, forming the backbone of its livelihood, sustained by the irrigation ditches that snake across the valley, a testament to human perseverance against the dry climate. The town itself, a modest collection of buildings, retains a sense of its early days, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of the seasons and the steady work of the fields, and where the evenings often bring a profound, star-dusted silence to the landscape.
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| Location | Loa, Wayne County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 38.402757°N, 111.642962°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84747 |
| 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 Loa, 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 Loa includes coordinates 38.402757°N, 111.642962°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 84747. 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.