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FXUS65 KSLC 030402
AFDSLC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1002 PM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- High pressure will keep conditions dry and mild over Utah and
  southwest Wyoming through the weekend.

- A weak storm system will move through the area Monday night into
  Tuesday, curbing the warming trend and bringing a very low
  chance of showers.

- A more active pattern may develop next weekend.

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.DISCUSSION...High pressure remains in place over Utah this
evening, though slightly flattened due to a trough crossing the
Idaho Panhandle and heading into Montana. The high pressure will
rebound over Utah over the weekend, with greatest heights on
Sunday. Patchy high clouds will continue crossing the region
through Saturday, otherwise dry and stable conditions can be
expected under this pattern. Temperatures will very gradually
trend warmer through Sunday.

On Monday, the ridge axis will shift east as a weakening trough
moves into the Great Basin. This trough is expected to cross Utah
Monday night into Tuesday. Expect generally little impact from
this trough. Latest models continue to trend lower on QPF. The NBM
75th percentile has mostly 0 QPF across Utah with this trough,
with less than 0.05 inches over the Uintas. Temperatures should
drop slightly by Tuesday. High pressure is then progged to build
back into the area for the second half of next week.

Southwest flow may increase next weekend ahead of a potentially
deepening trough. However, while the majority of global ensembles
depict some sort of trough moving into Utah late next weekend or
early next week, cluster analysis of global ensembles currently
show appreciable model spread in terms of the strength and timing
of any such trough.

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.AVIATION...
KSLC...VFR conditions will persist for the KSLC terminal through the
period. Dry and stable conditions along with a few high clouds will
continue with light and diurnally driven winds.

REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR conditions will persist for
the entire airspace through the period. Dry and stable conditions
along with a few high clouds will continue with light and diurnally
driven winds.

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.FIRE WEATHER, Issued 235 PM MDT Fri Oct 2 2026...
High pressure will keep conditions dry, mild, and
stable through the weekend with winds staying light. A weak storm
system will curb the warming trend as it passes through late
Monday into Tuesday, and will likely bring a very slight increase
in relative humidity. High pressure will build again beginning
midweek, with at least some potential for a more active pattern to
develop by the beginning of next week.

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.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...None.
WY...None.
&&

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PUBLIC...Cheng
AVIATION...Mahan
FIRE WEATHER...Traphagan

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