Ophir, Utah Weather
Ophir, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Ophir, Tooele County.
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About Ophir, Utah
Ophir rests in a high desert valley, a place where the earth’s bones are laid bare under an immense sky. It lies 11.3 miles south of Tooele, UT (from Tooele, UT: bearing 169°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-east of Stockton. The landscape here is a study in muted resilience, the distant Oquirrh Mountains a jagged, sun-bleached saw-edge against the cerulean expanse. Sagebrush, brittle and silver-green, carpets the slopes, punctuated by the stoic forms of juniper trees that cling to rocky outcroppings. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, sharp with the fragrance of sun-baked earth and wild herbs, and when the wind stirs, it whispers secrets through the sparse vegetation. Even the silence here feels textured, a vast, breathing quietude that is broken only by the occasional cry of a hawk circling overhead, its shadow briefly darkening the ochre soil below. This valley floor, now quiet, once thrummed with the feverish pulse of a mining boom, a history etched into the very terrain by prospectors seeking the rich veins of ore. Ophir was a place of fervent hope and hard labor, a transient settlement that sprang up almost overnight with the promise of fortune, its fortunes tied to the silver, lead, and zinc that lay hidden beneath the mountains. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy lingers in the scattered remnants of cabins and the faint scars on the hillsides, a quiet testament to the grit and determination of those who once called this place home. The local economy, now a whisper of its former self, relies more on the land's enduring beauty, attracting those who seek solace in its stark, untamed grandeur, drawn to Ophir for its remoteness and the profound peace it offers.
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| Location | Ophir, Tooele County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40.36939°N, 112.258557°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84071 |
| Area Code | 801, 385 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ophir, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ophir, 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 Ophir includes coordinates 40.369390°N, 112.258557°W, situated in Tooele County. ZIP code 84071. 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.
