984
FNUS75 KSLC 101210
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR IKES VALLEY RX...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
610 AM MDT FRI APR 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MDT ON APRIL 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY. ONCE THE INVERSION BEGINS LIFTING AFTER 0900, THIS FLOW WILL
BEGIN SURFACING AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY. DAYTIME
RH WILL TREND 3-6% HIGHER TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES 1-2 DEGREES
COOLER. A FEW CUMULUS BUILDUPS WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON, AND
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS MOVES NEAR THE
BURN AREA AFTER 1400. GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STORMS PASSING NEAR THE SITE.
A COUPLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE INITIAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING WITH UP TO .10" OF RAIN POSSIBLE. ALONG
WITH THIS SYSTEM, SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGHOUT
THE DAY SATURDAY. A COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THE MOST LIKELY RANGE
FOR PRECIP TOTALS (25TH-75TH PERCENTILE) WILL END UP IN THE 0.20 TO
0.50" RANGE WITH 1-3" OF SNOW DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 1400.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-6 MPH UNTIL 0900, THEN BECOMING
SOUTH 7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN STRENGTHENING
TO SOUTH 12-16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER
1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 500 FT AGL EARLY, INCREASING TO 5000
FEET AFTER 1000, THEN RISING TO 9400 FT AGL
(70-80TH PERCENTILE) BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 25 TO 35
MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH IN
THE EVENING, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL EARLY, DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL
LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25 MPH.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT UNTIL 1200, THEN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH
1000, THEN STRENGTHENING TO SOUTHWEST 12-18 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 5000 FEET BY
1000, THEN RISING TO 8700 FT AGL (60-70TH
PERCENTILE) BY 1400.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 32 TO 38 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609373.3/SLC
.DELDT 04/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEITH.R.ADAMS@USDA.GOV
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