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FNUS75 KSLC 261153
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY CANYON...NUIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
553 AM MDT WED AUG 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. THESE WILL WEAKEN
AND DISSIPATE IN THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SITUATED
OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PULL MONSOON
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH AFTERNOON FOR
MUCH OF THE STATE.
IN ADDITION TO THE MOISTURE, AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BE MOVING
THROUGH THE PNW THAT WILL BRING AN EARLY SEASON COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE AREA ON SATURDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF
THIS FRONT THURSDAY-SATURDAY, BUT MOISTURE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE COINCIDENT WITH THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS DURING THE
DAY. THIS LOW WILL ALSO HELP THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
INCREASE THROUGH SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.11 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WESTERLY 6
TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.3 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......35 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.11 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
TUESDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
FORECASTER...MAHAN
REQUESTED BY...DALLIN BODRERO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620184.4/SLC
.DELDT 08/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DALLINBODRERO@UTAH.GOV,MORGANMENDENHALL@UTAH.GOV
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