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FXUS65 KSLC 221829
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1229 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH WITH A
RETURN TO RECORD TEMPERATURES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN UTAH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
- ANOTHER BRIEF COOL DOWN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE MORE HEAT
BUILDS FOR THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
A COOLER AIRMASS IS IN PLACE, TEMPORARILY, FOR
TODAY. HIGHS TODAY ARE GOING TO BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN
YESTERDAY, FOR NORTHERN UTAH. THIS COOLER AIRMASS HAS STRUGGLED TO
PENETRATE INTO SOUTHERN UTAH WHERE HIGHS ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY
WERE YESTERDAY (NEAR RECORD-BREAKING). TEMPERATURES ACROSS
NORTHERN UTAH WILL ONLY RISE A FEW DEGREES FOR MONDAY BEFORE A
MORE DRAMATIC WARM-UP TAKES SHAPE FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
THIS AIRMASS QUICKLY RETREATS AS THE HISTORIC RIDGE BUILDS BACK TO
THE NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES BACK INTO RECORD BREAKING TERRITORY BY
TUESDAY. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL BE APPROACHING 80 DEGREES ONCE
AGAIN ACROSS THE WASATCH FRONT WITH LOW 90S ACROSS LOWER
WASHINGTON COUNTY. THE HOTTEST DAY WILL COME ON WEDNESDAY WHERE
THERE IS CURRENTLY A 75% CHANCE OF REACHING 85F AND BREAKING THE
MARCH ALL-TIME RECORD WARMEST TEMPERATURE (84F) THAT WE JUST SET
YESTERDAY!
A COOLER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BY THURSDAY AS A
SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE GREAT BASIN FLATTENS THE RIDGE. THERE ARE
STILL SOME EC MEMBERS (~50%) THAT DO BRING SOME MOUNTAIN SHOWERS
TO NORTHERN UTAH ON THURSDAY WITH THE SHORTWAVE PASSAGE, HOWEVER
THIS SCENARIO IS NOT SUPPORTED BY ANY GFS OR CAN MEMBERS SO POPS
FOR THE MOUNTAINS REMAIN <15%. AGAIN, THIS AIRMASS DOES NOT RESULT
IN MUCH OF A TEMPERATURE MODERATION FOR SOUTHERN UTAH. WHILE IT
DOES BRING SOME COOLER AIR TO NORTHERN UTAH FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STILL REMAIN ~10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. TEMPERATURES THEN RETURN TO THE MID
70S ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH BY NEXT WEEKEND AS WE JUST CAN'T SEEM TO
SHAKE THIS STUBBORN RIDGE.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION REMAINS TOWARDS THE END OF THE
MONTH AS ~40% OF ENSEMBLE MEMBERS CONTINUE TO SHOW PRECIPITATION
BY MARCH 30TH, BUT THERE IS SOME TIMING DISCREPANCIES THAT WILL
NEED TO BE IRONED OUT AMONGST THE MEMBERS AS SOME RANGE AS LATE AS
APRIL 3RD WITH THE ARRIVAL OF ANY PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION...KSLC
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, BECOMING LIGHTER AFTER 01Z AND TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT AND
SOUTHEASTERLY AROUND 04-05Z. WINDS MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT
TIMES OVERNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH FEW-SCT HIGH
CLOUDS.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY RELAX, BECOMING LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN OVERNIGHT,
PARTICULARLY AFTER 03Z. BREEZY WESTERLIES WILL PICK UP AGAIN AFTER
18Z. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS AND FEW-SCT HIGH CLOUDS.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
PUBLIC...MAHAN
AVIATION...CUNNINGHAM
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