Nice start to the weekend, but a stretch of unsettled weather at our doorstep
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — We're kicking off the weekend on a gorgeous note, but that pattern will soon change as a moisture-rich system moves in from the Pacific.
Ahead of the system, we'll see prominent southerly wind transporting warm southern air into the north bringing warm weather. The Wasatch Front is expected to be about as warm as St. George with daytime highs climbing into the low 80s. Valleys in southern and central Utah will be in the mid to upper 70s and higher terrain will be in the upper 60s to low 70s.
Although it'll be warm, plenty of moisture will be moving in through southern Utah. A large Pacific system will drag moisture across the Great Basin and into the Beehive State, spelling scattered showers and thunderstorms from southwest Utah to the West Desert by the late afternoon. Northern Utah won't see much moisture apart from an increase in cloud coverage, but there will still be plenty of sunshine to go around Saturday. By Sunday, the north will join in the fun with scattered thunderstorms on deck for the vast majority of the state.
This slow-moving system will keep widespread showers and thunderstorms locked in through Monday, but isolated showers will stick around for many into Tuesday for most of us. Temperatures will also take a serious drop, tanking all the way into the lower 60s for valleys by Monday, including in St. George.
We'll keep you posted on the latest updates in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!
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