SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Thursday, Utah! Little change to the forecast from Wednesday with the exception of warmer temperatures filling in statewide.
Bottom Line?! The warmup will continue in Utah through the end of the week, with most daytime highs trending 10-15 degrees above seasonal averages.
Daytime highs are expected to warm five to ten degrees above yesterday’s temperatures. This is due to a strengthening ridge over the region and warmer air rotating through the overall weather pattern with a southerly flow increasing into Utah. Highs along the Wasatch Front this afternoon will reach the low 70s while St. George will see highs in the mid-80s. Overall, a fantastic spring day with temperatures trending about 10 degrees above normal.
The warmup we’re on will ramp up to close the workweek by introducing a southerly wind. Friday will likely be the warmest day this week as the southerly flow cranks up. Highs will be about 10-15 degrees above average and in some cases, could be closer to 20 degrees above average! Salt Lake could sneak into the upper 70s while St. George climbs into the mid-80s.
Saturday won’t bring many changes from what we get on Friday, however, it will be a fraction cooler as high pressure begins to move away. From Sunday into next week, we’ll enter a more active pattern.
Our next storm will approach from the west and will bring a chance of isolated showers late Sunday into Monday with highs easing down by about 10-15 degrees in most locations compared to what we get on Friday. Even as that storm clears, a trailing storm dropping in from the northwest could bring even cooler temperatures and a better chance of wet weather Tuesday into midweek.
We’ll continue to fine-tune the forecast as we get closer. Stay tuned!
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