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FXUS65 KSLC 031932
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
132 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
KEY MESSAGES, ISSUED 955 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND MILD OVER UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- A WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY, CURBING THE WARMING TREND AND BRINGING A VERY LOW
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
- A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN MAY DEVELOP NEXT WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION, ISSUED 955 AM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING THIS MORNING, KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY WITH LIGHT
WINDS. SOME SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM OVER THE
AREA WITH HIGHS SIMILAR TO OR JUST SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN YESTERDAY.
THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TOMORROW,
BRINGING A BIT OF SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING,
WARMING TEMPERATURES BY JUST A COUPLE OF DEGREES, WITH SOME MAXES
IN EXCESS OF 10F ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. THIS WILL ALSO OPEN
THINGS UP FOR A RATHER WEAK STORM SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE
RIDGE, BRINGING JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR JUST A
FEW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL ACT TO CURB THE WARMING TREND, WITH MAXES
MAYBE A DEGREE OR TWO LESS WARM ON TUESDAY THAN WHAT IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING ON THE MILD SIDE.
THERE LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR A STRONGER TROUGH TO
IMPACT THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND, BUT SIGNIFICANT ENSEMBLE SPREAD
MAKES DETAILS VAGUE AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION, ISSUED 1211 PM MDT SAT OCT 3 2026
KSLC...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE KSLC TERMINAL THROUGH THE
VALID TAF PERIOD UNDER HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER. LIGHT WINDS PREVAIL
TODAY, WITH VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING DOMINANT OUT OF THE NORTH AFTER
19Z. A RETURN TO SOUTHERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED AROUND 03-04Z THIS
EVENING.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR
THE ENTIRE AIRSPACE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
PREVAIL OUTSIDE OF A FEW HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE AIRSPACE. WINDS
REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN.
FIRE WEATHER
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND, RESULTING IN DRY, MILD, AND STABLE CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT
WINDS. A RATHER WEAK STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH UTAH LATE
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY, BRINGING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. DRY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE WORK WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING MILD. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A STRONGER AND COLDER STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE
AREA NEXT WEEKEND.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...TRAPHAGAN
AVIATION...WEBBER
FIRE WEATHER...TRAPHAGAN
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