Santa Clara, Utah Weather
Santa Clara, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Santa Clara, Washington County.
Flight conditions near Santa Clara. Data source: locating…
About Santa Clara, Utah
Santa Clara unfolds its quiet charm in a broad wash of desert-tinged light. It lies 5.4 miles west-north-west of St. George, UT (from St. George, UT: bearing 298°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Washington. Red rock formations, softened by millennia of wind and sun, cradle the valley, their strata a testament to deep time. The Virgin River, a ribbon of life, threads through the landscape, its banks a vibrant green against the rust and ochre of the surrounding hills. Cottonwood trees, their leaves a pale silver in the midday glare, offer scant but welcome shade, and the air itself carries a dry, clean scent, often tinged with the faint perfume of wild sage. This is a place where the sky feels vast, an unbroken dome of blue that stretches to the horizon, and where the silence is often broken only by the rustle of wind through dry grasses or the distant cry of a hawk. The founding of Santa Clara by Swiss and German settlers in the mid-19th century left an indelible mark on its character, a legacy of diligence and careful husbandry evident in the orderly fields and well-maintained homes. These pioneers, seeking fertile ground, brought with them a tradition of meticulous irrigation, coaxing life from the arid soil. Today, the local economy still echoes this agricultural heritage, with fruit orchards and vineyards contributing to the region's bounty, though the growing presence of tourism, drawn by the nearby splendor of Zion National Park, has brought a new vibrancy. The Santa Clara River itself, though sometimes a murmur, remains the lifeblood, a constant reminder of the delicate balance between human endeavor and the raw, enduring power of the natural world that defines Santa Clara.
Live animated radar for Santa Clara 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Santa Clara, Washington County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 37.133036°N, 113.654127°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84765, 84770 |
| Area Code | 801 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Santa Clara, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Santa Clara, 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 Santa Clara includes coordinates 37.133036°N, 113.654127°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 84765, 84770. 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.
