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FXUS65 KSLC 242349
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
549 PM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026
KEY MESSAGES, ISSUED 1245 PM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026
- SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AND TOMORROW ACROSS EASTERN UTAH WHICH WILL KEEP A LOW
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING GIVEN THE SATURATED SOILS.
- PATTERN REMAINS UNSETTLED WITH A QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT MONDAY
NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A MORE SUBSTANTIAL STORM BY THE END OF THE
WEEK.
DISCUSSION, ISSUED 1245 PM MDT SAT OCT 24 2026
A CLOSED LOW IS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
WHICH IS KEEPING SHOWERS WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY MEANDER TO
THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH A SIMILAR THREAT FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS, BUT RAINFALL RATES
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER 0.4"/HOUR LIMITING THE FLASH FLOOD
THREAT TO THE HEAVIEST CORES IN THE MOST SENSITIVE LOCATIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH 60S IN THE
LOWER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN UTAH. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ALSO BE COLD
WITH 30S AND 40S AREAWIDE AND PATCHY FROST DEVELOPING ACROSS MANY
VALLEY LOCATIONS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
SHORTWAVE RIDGING ON MONDAY WILL BRING A BRIEF PAUSE TO THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER BEFORE A TROUGH ROTATING ACROSS THE PNW GRAZES
NORTHERN UTAH WITH A COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A
QUICK ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WITH VALLEY RAIN AND SNOW LEVELS
GENERALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SHORT-LIVED
SO AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BETWEEN <0.25" AND CONFINED TO AREAS
ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT AND POINTS TO THE EAST. THIS WILL ALSO
BRING TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BEFORE
GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
BEHIND THE FRONT ON MONDAY FLOW WILL STAY ZONAL WITH A LULL IN
ACTIVITY BEFORE ANOTHER DYNAMIC MOISTURE RICH SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE WEST COAST TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. GUIDANCE HAS PRETTY
GOOD CONSENSUS ON A TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PNW WITH AN ACTIVE
SOUTHERN JET STREAM PULLING IN MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWEST. THIS
WILL BRING A RETURN TO WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION BY THE END OF THE
WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
REMAIN ACROSS ARIZONA.
AVIATION
KSLC...A SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY BROKEN CLOUD DECK AROUND 3000-
3500 FEET WILL CONTINUE IN AND AROUND THE TERMINAL THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. OTHERWISE, GENERALLY NORTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 03-05Z.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH, GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM ROUGHLY CEDAR CITY TO HANKSVILLE. LOCAL CEILINGS NEAR 3000 FEET
WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
GREATER ST. GEORGE AREA. LOCAL FOG MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT IN AREAS THAT
SEE A BREAK IN THE CLOUD COVER, PARTICULARLY NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...MAHAN
AVIATION...KRUSE
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