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FXUS65 KSLC 200418
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1018 PM MDT THU MAR 19 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HISTORICALLY WARM WEATHER
FOR MARCH THROUGH SATURDAY. DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES WILL
CHALLENGE MONTHLY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS AS THEY APPROACH
30 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.
- A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF COOLING TREND SUNDAY,
THOUGH DAYTIME HIGHS WILL REMAIN 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
- A RETURN TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS TO THE REGION.
DISCUSSION
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER ARIZONA
WILL REMAIN LARGELY IN PLACE FOR FRIDAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST FOR
SATURDAY. MANY SITES SET DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY,
WITH SLC SEEING ITS EARLIEST EVER 80+ DEGREE DAY, HAVING REACHED
81F TODAY. TEMPERATURES FOR FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY
WARMER, WITH MORE DAILY RECORD TEMPERATURES LIKELY FOR A LARGE
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. BY SATURDAY, EXPECT SLIGHT COOLING AT H7, BUT
MIXING SHOULD BE A BIT BETTER GIVEN INCREASED WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW, SO TEMPERATURES MAY END UP SIMILAR TO FRIDAY (20-30 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL) ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN UTAH BUT PERHAPS A BIT
WARMER ACROSS THE EASTERN VALLEYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE A BIT FOR SUNDAY, WHEN A DRY COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE AREA. COLD, MEANING MAX TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH BE 10-15 DEGREES COOLER, AND ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH, THEY WILL
BE UP TO 8 DEGREES COOLER. HOWEVER, NOT SO COLD WHEN ONE
CONSIDERS THAT AFTERNOON MAXES ON SUNDAY WILL STILL RUN 10-20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THEREAFTER, TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
TREND WARMER AGAIN INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER
POTENTIALLY DRY COLD FRONT MOVES INTO UTAH. OVERALL, VERY LITTLE
WEATHER TO SPEAK OF OTHER THAN THE ANOMALOUSLY WARM TEMPERATURES.
AVIATION...KSLC
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATED PATTERN PERSISTS. WINDS
AT THE TERMINAL ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH DIURNALLY
TYPICAL DIRECTION SHIFTS. VFR CONDS PREVAIL WITH CLEAR TO MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
MINIMAL CHANGE AT AREA
TERMINALS, AS PATTERN IS STILL DOMINATED BY A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE. VFR CONDS PREVAIL WITH CLEAR TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
TERMINALS WILL SEE WINDS WITH DIURNALLY NORMAL DIRECTION CHANGES,
AND MOST WITH LIGHT MAGNITUDES. ONCE AGAIN, SOME MODEST DAYTIME
GUSTS AT HIGHER ELEVATION EXPOSED LOCATIONS (LIKE EVW).
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WYZ277.
CHENG/WARTHEN
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