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SPOT FORECAST FOR OWEN CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
609 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON
BEFORE STORMS DEVELOP BETWEEN 3PM-8PM. THESE STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND
STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. DIRECTION OF THESE GUSTS ARE MOST
LIKELY TO HAVE SOME SORT OF WESTERLY COMPONENT AS STORMS WILL BE
MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST.
STORMS WILL WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET WITH ONLY A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT (~30% CHANCE). MORE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON
TUESDAY, BUT DRIER AIR STARTS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH LESS AND
LESS STORMS EACH DAY THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND
DIURNALLY DRIVEN, ASIDE FROM STRONG WINDS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS,
THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS START TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TOWARDS THE END
OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH DECREASING HUMIDITY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.16 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7
TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL (30-40TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 13 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL (20-30TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...MAHAN
REQUESTED BY...MATT ZIEGLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620280.2/SLC
.DELDT 08/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CRICHARDS@UTAH.GOV,DUSTINRICHARDS@UTAH.GOV,UTNUC@FIRENET.GOV
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