‘Warm before the storm': Beautiful Friday in Utah ahead of late weekend storm
SALT LAKE CITY () – Happy Friday, Utah! Gorgeous weather is in store today, but a much more active pattern brings cool unsettled weather this weekend and into next week.
Mostly sunny skies are on deck to close out the workweek with temperatures warming 5-10 degrees above average. Daytime highs will climb into the low to mid-70s for most valleys, mid-60s to low 70s for higher terrain, and 80s for the hot spots.
We kick off the weekend with even warmer temperatures thanks to a southerly flow dragging warm air from the Desert Southwest across the state. So while southern hot spots will have similar temperatures to Friday, other valleys will warm up to rival that of St. George. Saturday's highs will top out in the upper 70s to low 80s and we expect mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies — at first.
This is just the 'warm before the storm' so don't let Saturday morning fool you, because by the evening the weather pattern takes a serious turn.
A large Pacific system will drag moisture across the Great Basin and into the Beehive State, first impacting southern Utah in the late afternoon and eventually the north overnight and into Sunday morning. Sunday and Monday are slated to have the most active weather for the entire state with scattered thunderstorms in the cards.
This slow-moving system will keep thunderstorms locked in through Monday, but lingering moisture will keep showers around on Tuesday for the vast majority of the Beehive State. By Wednesday the bulk of the moisture will have moved on, but a few showers are still in the cards. By Monday, temperatures will also take a serious drop, tanking all the way into the lower 60s for valleys, including St. George.
We'll keep you posted on the latest updates in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!
Beautiful weather Fri-Sat
Temps 10-15° above avg Fri-Sat
Showers return Saturday evening
Widespread T-storms Sun-Mon
Showers hold for some into Tue, Wed for some
Cooler temps Sun-Mon
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