002  
FNUS75 KSLC 181200  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TRIAL LAKE DAM SAFETY INCIDENT 25...USBR  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
600 AM MDT FRI JUL 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
DEEP MONSOON MOISTURE IS SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS  
UTAH THIS MORNING. IN THE UNSTABLE AND VERY MOIST AIRMASS, FAIRLY  
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY  
OF THE DAM DURING THE AFTERNOON, WITH SOME PERSISTING INTO THE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN IF THEY MOVE OVER THE DAM.  
HOWEVER, MOST LIKELY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER  
INCH. THE AIRMASS WILL GRADUALLY DRY OVER THE WEEKEND, RESULTING  
IN DIMINISHING COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY  
NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 5-10 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.32 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76-80 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.43 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34-38 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN  
REQUESTED BY...JEFF BEATY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2518128.2/SLC  
.DELDT 07/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JBEATY@USBR.GOV  
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