459
FNUS75 KSLC 161316
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER TOP...US FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
716 AM MDT THU JUL 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WITH MOISTURE REMAINING IN PLACE OVER THE REGION,
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED OVER THE
FIRE AREA TODAY. CELLS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BUILDING OVER BOULDER
MOUNTAIN AROUND 1100, POTENTIALLY DEVELOPING INTO THUNDERSTORMS
AFTER 1200-1300. AT FIRST, STORMS WILL BE ANCHORED TO THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN, BUT WILL DRIFT OFF TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS
WILL BE FREQUENT LIGHTNING, WITH A SECONDARY THREAT BEING HEAVY
RAINFALL. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING HOURS, WITH A CHANCE FOR CELLS EXISTING THROUGH
AS LATE AS 0300 FRIDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER
1200, WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THE
EVENING.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.65 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN
BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD
COVER). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH AROUND 0300.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.33 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-80 PERCENT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........TERRAIN DRIVEN 4-7 MPH. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
FORECASTER...WEBBER
REQUESTED BY...JACE CHRISTENSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617470.0/SLC
.DELDT 07/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JACEKIMBALL4@GMAIL.COM
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