Sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 5 to 13 mph.
Forecast discussion
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FXUS65 KSLC 170411
AFDSLC
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1011 PM MDT Mon Mar 16 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- High pressure will bring historically warm weather for March by
the middle of the upcoming week, with high temperatures
approaching 30F above seasonal normals through the first part
of the upcoming weekend.
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.DISCUSSION...Utah and southwest Wyoming remain under a northwest
flow this evening on the front side of a broad ridge centered off
the California coast. Just enough moisture is lingering to produce
some high and mid-level cloudiness over northern portions of the
forecast area, with generally tranquil conditions areawide.
The ridge is already bringing a warming trend in temperatures,
with highs today having averaged 5-10F above seasonal normals,
with the largest deviation over southern Utah. The ridge will
track slowly but steadily east through midweek, with the ridge
axis reaching the Desert Southwest Wednesday afternoon, where it
will park for a few days. A ridge this large and strong is more
typical of summer than spring, and thus temperatures for the
middle to latter part of the week will be more typical of early
June than mid-March, with high temperatures running 25F to 30F
above seasonal normals. It is all but certain that daily high
temperature records will be broken, with a high likelihood of
breaking all time temperature records for the month as well as
seeing the earliest 80F on record for Salt Lake City, and the
earliest 90F on record for St. George.
The ridge is finally expected to track east of the area over the
weekend, with some relief from the historically warm temperatures
coming by Sunday. Still, though, maxes are still most likely to
run 10-15F above normal for this time of year. Dry conditions are
anticipated for the next week, and likely beyond that.
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.AVIATION....AVIATION...KSLC...Southeasterly winds will continue at
the terminal through the overnight hours, shifting to the
northwest around 18Z Tuesday.
.REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR conditions and
diurnal winds are expected through the TAF period.
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.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...None.
WY...None.
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PUBLIC...Traphagan
AVIATION...Kruse
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