Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
512 FNUS75 KSLC 072251 FWSSLC Spot Forecast for Little Twist WF...USDA Forest Service National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 451 PM MDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on July 08. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Monday and Tuesday will continue to be hot and dry, though with calmer winds than what we have seen this weekend. As a ridge of high pressure continues to shift overhead, winds will lighten and temperatures will rise through at least Thursday. Thus, expected continued poor overnight recoveries, with Max RH struggling to reach 20%. Broad northwesterly to northerly flow will continue, with largely terrain-driven winds expected within drainages. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (5-15 percent cloud cover). Max temperature.....Upper Elevations: 67-72. Lower Elevations: 78-83. Min humidity........Upper Elevations: 9-14 percent. Lower Elevations: 7-12 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Ridges: North to northwest winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Slopes/drainages: Terrain-driven winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 15 mph out of the north in aligned drainages. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........6. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent cloud cover). Min temperature.....52-57. Max humidity........15-20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 8-13 mph becoming downslope/terrain-driven 4-9 mph after midnight. Transport winds.....North to northeast 8 to 13 mph. Haines Index........6. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (0-10 percent cloud cover). Max temperature.....Upper Elevations: 71-76. Lower Elevations: 83-88. Min humidity........Upper Elevations: 9-14 percent. Lower Elevations: 7-12 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Ridges: North winds 8-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph. Slopes/drainages: Terrain-driven winds 4-9 mph with gusts to 15 mph out of the north in aligned drainages. Transport winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. Haines Index........6. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... High pressure moving overhead will produce a long-duration heatwave across the area with hot temperatures around 15 degrees above normal for this time of year. Dry conditions will also continue, with poor overnight recoveries and critically dry RH during the daytime. By Friday, in contrast to our recent weather, moisture will begin to overspread the region and especially southern Utah, bringing the chance for isolated dry lightning and gusty outflow winds on Friday. Chances for showers and thunderstorms increase through the weekend, with relative humidities also gradually increasing. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the upper 80s at low elevations and mid 70s at upper elevations. Humidity in the upper single digits to low-teens with poor overnight recoveries. Terrain-driven winds 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph on exposed terrain. .THURSDAY... Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s at low elevations and upper 70s at upper elevations. Humidity in the low- to mid-teens with poor overnight recoveries. Terrain-driven winds 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph on exposed terrain. .FRIDAY... Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Humidity in the mid-teens with better overnight recoveries. Terrain-driven winds 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph on exposed terrain. Gusty and erratic outflow winds possible near showers. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. Humidity in the upper-teens with better overnight recoveries. Terrain-driven winds 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph on exposed terrain. Gusty and erratic outflow winds possible near showers. .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Humidity in the upper-20s during the daytime. Terrain-driven winds 5-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph on exposed terrain. Gusty and erratic outflow winds possible near showers. $$ Forecaster...Cunningham Requested by...Cory Norman Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2417571.0/SLC .DELDT 07/07/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL samuel.norman@usda.gov