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KEY MESSAGES, Issued 1013 PM MDT Sat Aug 22 2026
- There is a Marginal Risk (level 1/4) for excessive rainfall across most of the region through the weekend.
- A Slight Risk (level 2/5) for severe thunderstorms is outlooked for Sunday afternoon and evening across much of northern Utah. There is a 10% chance of wind gusts in excess of 70 mph with these thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening.
AVIATION
KSLC...VFR conditions will persist for the KSLC terminal through the period. Dry conditions will continue through the early afternoon before isolated convection develops during the afternoon with ~50% chance of impacting the terminal. This activity becomes less convective and more showery overnight. Winds will be light and diurnally driven aside from variable and gusty winds associated with precipitation near the terminal.
REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR conditions will persist for the entire airspace through the period. Conditions across the northeastern airspace are starting to dry aside from a few weak showers. Dry conditions will persist through the early afternoon before more convection develops across most of the airspace. This activity will transition to more showery precipitation across the northern airspace overnight. Winds will remain light before becoming breezy out of the southwest this afternoon.
FIRE WEATHER, Issued 338 AM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026
Some weak showers continue across central Utah this morning. This activity will continue to decrease in coverage. Storms will redevelop this afternoon across most of Utah. There exists a slight risk of strong to severe storms across northern Utah this afternoon as storms will be capable of producing large hail and strong winds. These storms will gradually weaken late in the evening and overnight, but persist in weaker form across northern Utah, similar to what has occurred the last couple of nights.
More storms will develop once again on Monday, but drier air will start to move into the region so precipitation chances will decrease over the coming days until most of the activity is mostly isolated to the high terrain by midweek. Relative humidity will approach critical levels by midweek with southwesterly winds increasing towards the end of the week which will lead to locally critical fire weather conditions.
SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
UT...None. WY...None.
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