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 >

Current conditions at

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

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

Clear

63°F

17°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed NNE 6 MPH
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Aug 08:20 AM MDT
Extended Forecast for

Salt Lake City UT

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind 11 to 16 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Salt Lake City UT
 40.78°N 111.85°W (Elev. 4911 ft)
12:31 am MDT Aug 31, 2026
8am MDT Aug 31, 2026-6pm MDT Sep 6, 2026
 
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