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KEY MESSAGES, Issued 951 PM MST Mon Nov 2 2026

- Cool, dry, and stable conditions build into the forecast area through Wednesday.

- A weak system traverses the Great Basin on Wednesday bringing light valley rain and high elevation snowfall to northern and central Utah.

- Starting Thursday, quiet weather looks to persist as a strong ridge of high pressure builds across the western U.S..

DISCUSSION, Issued 951 PM MST Mon Nov 2 2026

Mid-level ridging continues to build across the Great Basin with the departure of the system that brought notable rainfall to the forecast area. As such, height rises continue to occur across much of the western U.S. ushering in a brief period of quiet weather through Wednesday morning. Cold northwest mid-level flow will continue pumping cold air into the forecast area, keeping overnight temperatures tonight roughly 5F colder than normal with daytime highs tomorrow running 5-10F below normal.

On Wednesday, a compact weak shortwave trough will traverse the Great Basin bringing another round of light rain to lower elevation locations and light snowfall to higher terrain locations across northern and central UT. Given the moisture starved nature of this system and how quickly it will traverse east with time, no significant rainfall/snowfall is expected with this system. However, it will draw down some colder air keeping temperatures roughly 5-10F cooler than normal through Thursday morning.

Following this system, strong ridging looks to build in across much of the western U.S. keeping conditions moderated through early next week. With persistent height rises throughout the period, a warming trend appears likely starting Saturday, with temperatures warming to potentially as high as 5-10F above average across much of northern and central UT.

AVIATION

KSLC...VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. Winds will remain from the southeast before transitioning to northwesterly during the 19-21Z timeframe this afternoon. Expect mainly mid and high clouds through tonight, then lower clouds with CIGS near or below 7kft will arrive tomorrow morning as showers begin to fill in.

REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR conditions, light winds, and mid and high clouds can be expected across the majority of the TAF sites through tonight. However, there is a 40% chance of LIFR to potentially VLIFR conditions in fog at LGU this morning, with a 20% chance at KHCR.

SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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