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The United States has 6 time zones:
EST - Eastern Standard Time
CST - Central Standard Time
MST - Mountain Standard Time
PST - Pacific Standard Time
AK - Alaska Time
HI - Hawaii Time
Four of these time zones practice Daylight Savings Time:
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
CDT - Central Daylight Time
MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
Does not include most of Arizona
PDT - Pacific Daylight Time
During daylight savings time, these time zones will be an hour ahead.
UTC Time Conversions
UTC Time Conversions
Most weather information is delivered using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is in a 24-hour format
This is the same time as Zulu (Z)
Using the chart to the right, review the conversions for the following time zones:
PST / PDT
MST / MDT
CST / CDT
EST / EDT
Example: the given Eastern Standard Time (EST) of -5:00 UTC will be -4:00 UTC when in Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
Example: the given Eastern Standard Time (EST) of -5:00 UTC will be -4:00 UTC when in Daylight Savings Time (EDT).
*Times are associated with the day before. Example: 00 UTC January 2nd, is 04:00 P.M. PST on January 1st
Helpful Reminders:
Helpful Reminders:
During the summer, there is more daylight and thus we are in daylight savings time
"When the trees are sticks, subtract six"
For Central Standard Time
24-Hour Time (Military time)
24-Hour Time (Military time)
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