Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC)

Lat: 40.77069°NLon: 111.96503°WElev: 4226.0ft.

Thunderstorm

79°F

26°C

Humidity 36%
Wind Speed SW 12 MPH
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.26 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 31 Aug 04:54 PM MDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ESE Salt Lake City UT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 75. West wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 75 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then isolated showers after 3am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 55 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight.  Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 11 to 14 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 75. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then scattered showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then isolated showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Labor Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ESE Salt Lake City UT
 40.76°N 111.79°W (Elev. 5597 ft)
12:31 pm MDT Aug 31, 2026
5pm MDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 7, 2026
 
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