502  
FNUS75 KSLC 080700  
FWSSLC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR IKES VALLEY RX...USDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT  
100 AM MDT WED APR 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0630 MDT ON APRIL 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY  
WITH NORMAL BREEZY CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON EACH  
AFTERNOON. THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH FRIDAY  
AND SATURDAY AS A TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE WILL  
BEGIN TO INCREASE ON FRIDAY WITH ONLY A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS  
POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE ON  
SATURDAY WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CHANCES ON SUNDAY  
AND MONDAY AS THE AXIS OF THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT  
BASIN. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY BEFORE  
TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF WESTERLY/NORTHERLY COMPONENT BY MONDAY AS  
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15-17 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 15 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2-8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN  
THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 14 MPH.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........18-20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2-9 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL (70-80TH PERCENTILE).  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.  
CLEARING INDEX......1000+.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MAHAN  
REQUESTED BY...KEITH ADAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609373.1/SLC  
.DELDT 04/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEITH.R.ADAMS@USDA.GOV  
 
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