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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY CANYON...NUIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
336 PM MDT MON AUG 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1530 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING, WITH A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS BUILDUPS POSSIBLE. A
WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE CROSSING THE AREA TONIGHT WILL BRING SOME
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT, CONTINUING AT
TIMES UNTIL MIDAFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. WHILE MEASURABLE RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE, WETTING RAIN CHANCES WILL BE VERY LOW. BRIEFLY ERRATIC
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
HUMIDITIES WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE ON MONDAY OWING TO THIS WEATHER
DISTURBANCE, THEN DECREASE AGAIN FOR MIDWEEK. MONSOONAL MOISTURE
LOOKS TO START MAKING A RETURN TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11600 FT AGL (80-90TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH AFTER 2000.
ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH
POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
WEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH
AFTER NOON.
ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL (70-80TH PERCENTILE).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 14 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...CHENG
REQUESTED BY...MORGAN MENDENHALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619568.6/SLC
.DELDT 08/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MORGANMENDENHALL@UTAH.GOV
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