Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

USGS/NPS Building - Moab (MOAB)

Lat: 38.537356°NLon: 109.510439°WElev: 4476.0ft.

NA

67°F

19°C

Humidity 18%
Wind Speed SSE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 16 May 05:00 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ESE Moab UT

Red Flag Warning May 16, 12:00pm until May 16, 08:00pm
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Red Flag Warning
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 80 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.  Low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Showers likely before noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Showers likely before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ESE Moab UT
 38.57°N 109.52°W (Elev. 4199 ft)
3:36 am MDT May 16, 2026
5am MDT May 16, 2026-6pm MDT May 22, 2026
 
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