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KEY MESSAGES, Issued 1013 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

- High pressure will keep conditions dry and mild over Utah and southwest Wyoming through the weekend.

- A weak storm system will move through the area Monday night into Tuesday, curbing the warming trend and bringing a low chance of showers.

- A more active pattern may develop by next weekend.

DISCUSSION, Issued 1013 AM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

Not a cloud to be found over Utah and southwest Wyoming this morning with strong high pressure centered near the Arizona/Nevada/Utah triple point. Some scattered high clouds over Nevada will more into the area by early afternoon, but there is little else to speak of. With the strengthening of the ridge, maxes should run a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday, averaging 10F above normal for this time of year.

Persistence will be the name of the game tomorrow with the ridge moving little. If anything, temperatures will be ever so slightly warmer than today. The ridge axis will start to track east Sunday, and the resultant southerly flow will bring a couple of degrees of additional warming for Sunday afternoon.

As the ridge continues east, this will open Utah and southwest Wyoming up to a weak storm system late Monday into Tuesday. Weak is the key word here, as it will be accompanied by little if any shower activity and should drop high temperatures by a few degrees at most for Tuesday. The ridge will move back in for the middle to latter part of the upcoming week, with guidance hinting at the potential of a more active pattern developing next weekend or early next week.

AVIATION

KSLC...VFR conditions will persist for the KSLC terminal through the period. Dry and stable conditions along with a few high clouds will continue with light and diurnally driven winds.

REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR conditions will persist for the entire airspace through the period. Dry and stable conditions along with a few high clouds will continue with light and diurnally driven winds.

FIRE WEATHER, Issued 235 PM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

High pressure will keep conditions dry, mild, and stable through the weekend with winds staying light. A weak storm system will curb the warming trend as it passes through late Monday into Tuesday, and will likely bring a very slight increase in relative humidity. High pressure will build again beginning midweek, with at least some potential for a more active pattern to develop by the beginning of next week.

SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

UT...None. WY...None.