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FNUS75 KSLC 241200
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Spot Forecast for Boulder Top Fire...United States Forest Service
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
600 AM MDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on July 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Showers and thunderstorms will develop this
afternoon after 1200 first over higher terrain such as Boulder
Mountain. Spatial coverage of storms will be higher today than
yesterday, with the main threats being gusty outflow winds up to
45 mph, lightning, and moderate-heavy rain. Coverage of storms
will likely be lower on Saturday as drier air filters into
southern Utah. Still, overnight RH recoveries will still be good
through the weekend, reaching near 50 percent. Winds will be
relatively light and terrain-driven outside of any thunderstorm
outflow.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent cloud cover) then
                    becoming mostly cloudy (70-80 percent cloud
                    cover). Showers and thunderstorms likely
                    after 1200.
CWR.................25 percent.
Chance of pcpn......65 percent.
Chance of lightning.55 percent.
Max temperature.....66-69.
Min humidity........40-43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope winds 3 to 6 mph becoming south 8 to
                    12 mph after 1100. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......7500 ft AGL (60-70th Percentile).
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 8 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent cloud cover).
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2100.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent before 2100.
Chance of lightning.25 percent before 2100.
Min temperature.....52-55.
Max humidity........55-58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 7 to 8 mph.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent cloud cover) then
                    becoming partly cloudy (50-60 percent cloud
                    cover). Chance of showers and thunderstorms
                    after 1200.
CWR.................10 percent.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent after 1200.
Chance of lightning.25 percent after 1200.
Max temperature.....68-71.
Min humidity........38-41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 4 to 8 mph becoming south 8 to 12
                    mph after 1000. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......10100 ft AGL (80-90th Percentile).
Transport winds.....Southwest 8 to 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Cunningham
Requested by...Kanaan Nealley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618052.0/SLC
.DELDT 07/24/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kanaan.nealley@usda.gov