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This is the current conditions weather report for West Jordan. The report was made 39 minutes ago, at 05:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the southeast (140°). The temperature was 34°F / 1°C, with a dew-point at 34°F / 1°C. The temperature felt like 28°F / -2°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.8 inHg / 1010 hPa. The relative humidity was 93%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

West Jordan is a city and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a population of 68,336; by 2005, West Jordan had an estimated population of 91,444, placing it as the fourth most populated in the state.

The city occupies the southwest end of the Salt Lake Valley at an elevation of 4,330 feet (1,320 m). The valley is surrounded by mountains that rise dramatically to an elevation of 11,752 feet (3,582 m). Named after the nearby Jordan River, the limits of the city begin on the river's western bank and end in the eastern foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains, where Kennecott Copper Mine, the world's largest man-made excavation, is located.

West Jordan is the base of the Utah Army National Guard and home to the state's second-largest courthouse. The city has one major hospital, Jordan Valley, and a campus of Salt Lake Community College, which is planned to become the main campus upon completion in 2020.

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