Salt Lake City residents can expect a reprieve from the recent bout of high temperatures as the National Weather Service forecasts a gradual cooldown heading into the weekend, with today's sunny skies and a high of 92 degrees expected to give way to a 20 percent chance of showers by Monday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, the wind is set to remain light and variable, shifting from south-southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon to a north-northwest wind around the same speed tonight, which will be partly cloudy with a low around 66 degrees.
The forecasts for the start of the workweek hint at a slightly unsettled pattern, where Monday's mostly sunny start, with a high near 90, may be interrupted by showers and thunderstorms after noon shadows on the day's sunny expectations, but the evening maintains clarity with a mostly clear night and lows hovering around 65 degrees. The trend of patchy weather continues into Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thundershowers, feeding into a partly sunny day with a high near 88, while nighttime conditions may usher in more showers after midnight as the lows slightly drop to 64 degrees.
As the week progresses, the likelihood of precipitation seems to persist; Wednesday presents a similar chance of showers, mainly after noon, and a partly sunny overhead with a high near 87 degrees, transitioning to a mostly cloudy night carrying a chance of showers with a low around 57 degrees. This pattern continues into Thursday, tackling a chance of showers and thunderstorms on a day that will be partly sunny while temperatures take a significant dive to a high near 72 degrees.
The inconsistencies in the weather are set to steady themselves by Friday, offering a sunny outlook with a high near 75 degrees, providing a refreshing end to an erratic week of meteorological moods, a pleasant conclusion signaled by Thursday night's partial clearing and an encouraging dip in temperatures to a restful low around 51 degrees, offering a prospect of stability after a spell of capricious weather patterns.
