980
FNUS75 KSLC 061301
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIGHTON PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
701 AM MDT TUE MAY 6 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN COOL
AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TODAY ALONG WITH ELEVATED RH. MOISTURE IN
PLACE WILL MAINTAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING, WITH A DECREASING CHANCE
THIS AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR WORKS INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RISE NEAR OR JUST ABOVE THE SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY, LEAVING A STABLE
AIRMASS IN ITS WAKE WHICH WILL LIMIT MIXING, AND KEEP THE CLEARING
INDEX BELOW 500. LINGERING MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN A SMALL CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A DRYING AND
WARMING TREND FOR THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED MIXING, BOOSTING
THE CLEARING INDEX WELL ABOVE 500 EACH DAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........77-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5-9 MPH AFTER 1000.
GUSTS 15-20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......800.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 1-4 AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........71-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2-4 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3-7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......330.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
9 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS, SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S.
FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...BROCK TAMOWSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2512294.5/SLC
.DELDT 05/05/25
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.EMAIL DAVID.TAMOWSKI@USDA.GOV
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