040
FNUS75 KSLC 041231
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR HI-COUNTRY ESTATES RX...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
531 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN INCOMING
SYSTEM IMPROVING CLEARING INDICES NOTABLY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
BEGIN TO INCREASE FOLLOWING 1700, REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGHOUT
ALL OF THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST JUST AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PASS THROUGH THE BURN SITE AROUND
2000-2200. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT, WINDS WILL
CLOCK TO NORTHWESTERLY REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOWFALL
TOTALS AT THE BURN SITE GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1-4",
TRANSLATING TO 0.25" TO 0.45" OF WATER. THE HIGHER RANGE OF THIS
FORECAST WILL BE FAVORED WITH INCREASING ELEVATION.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6-13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
CLIMATOLOGY......30-40TH PERCENTILE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING AROUND 25 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). RAIN
AND SNOW.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8-10 MPH BECOMING WEST 9-12 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
7-10 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
23 MPH OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SNOW, THEN SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.7 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
MIN HUMIDITY........67-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
CLIMATOLOGY......30-40TH PERCENTILE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 23 MPH.
CLEARING INDEX......880.
FORECASTER...WORSTER
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN KUTTERER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604250.3/SLC
.DELDT 03/04/26
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