904
FXUS65 KSLC 240357
AFDSLC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
957 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- RECORD TO NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS THE AIRMASS TRENDS WARMER.
- A DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING A COOLING TREND FOR THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY, ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER ONCE AGAIN
FOR THE WEEKEND.
- THE NEXT CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION IS SUNDAY, MARCH 29.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE
INTERIOR WEST AGAIN INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE A WEAK DISTURBANCE
BRINGS THE NEXT DRY COLD FRONT INTO UTAH FOR THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TREND WARMER THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A
RESULT, WITH MANY SITES AGAIN EXPECTED TO SEE DAILY RECORD
TEMPERATURES BEING BROKEN DURING THIS TIME (AND SOME SITES MAY
EVEN SEE NEW MONTHLY RECORD MAX TEMPERATURES, ESPECIALLY ON
WEDNESDAY). THE NBM HAS A 58% CHANCE OF SLC REACHING 85F ON
WEDNESDAY, WHICH WOULD BE A NEW MONTHLY MAX.
ON THURSDAY, MODELS HAVE THE CLOSED LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY
SPINNING OFF THE BAJA COAST LIFTING ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. THIS
WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE AREA AS MOISTURE WILL BE VERY
LIMITED. MORE NOTABLE FOR THURSDAY WILL BE THE DRY COLD FRONT
EMANATING FROM THE NEXT LOW-AMPLITUDE TROUGH RIPPLING ACROSS THE
PACNW AND IDAHO. THIS FRONT CURRENTLY LOOKS TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN
UTAH THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO SOUTHERN UTAH BY EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING. SINCE THE PREFRONTAL AIRMASS WILL BE SO ABNORMALLY WARM,
THE COLD FRONT, MUCH LIKE THE PREVIOUS ONE THIS PAST WEEKEND, WILL
FAIL TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN EVEN CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMALS.
A RIDGE WILL REBUILD OVER THE WEEKEND, RESULTING IN ANOTHER
WARMING TREND. HOWEVER, A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE EMBEDDED IN THE
SOUTHWESTERLIES ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE IS
EXPECTED TO LIFT INTO UTAH, BRINGING WITH IT A SURGE OF MOISTURE.
THIS LOOKS TO BRING A ROUND OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY,
ALTHOUGH THE WARM AIRMASS WILL MAINTAIN HIGH SNOW LEVELS.
THEREAFTER, THE MEAN RIDGE POSITION LOOKS TO SETTLE EAST OF UTAH
FOR NEXT WEEK, OPENING THE DOOR FOR A MEAN TROUGH NEAR THE WEST
COAST TO POTENTIALLY BRING INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO THE
FORECAST AREA NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION...KSLC
LIGHT, SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, TRANSITIONING BACK TO NORTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 17-
18Z. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH A FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING
LIGHT, TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, BECOMING BREEZY OUT OF THE
WEST AFTER 17Z, PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHWEST WY AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF
UT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH A FEW PASSING HIGH CLOUDS.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...NONE.
WY...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR WYZ277.
CHENG/CUNNINGHAM
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