Residents of Salt Lake City should prepare for a range of temperatures and conditions this week, starting with today's mostly overcast skies eventually giving way to some sunshine, according to a recent update from the National Weather Service. The city woke up to a chilly 21°F this morning, with a forecasted high of 31°F by the afternoon. The wind is expected to stay light and variable throughout the day, offering a little respite from the cold. This evening, the mercury will drop to around 12°F under mostly cloudy skies with calm winds persisting through the night, according to the National Weather Service.
Looking ahead, Martin Luther King Day is set to bring sunny skies but not much warmth, with high temps hovering around 24°F, and wind chill values could dip as low as 7°F. North northwest winds at 5 to 7 mph are expected to develop in the afternoon. Monday night's low will be around 8°F, giving way to a mostly sunny Tuesday with highs near 33°F and a continuation of soft southern winds.
The rest of the weekday forecast suggests a steady climb in daytime highs, peaking at 43°F on Friday, while night-time brings lows ranging from 8°F early in the week to 26°F by Friday night. The weather pattern remains mostly clear or partly cloudy, with no significant precipitation until the possibility of snow on Saturday.
Each of these crisp winter days leading up to the weekend is graced with breaths of still air, sparsely moving at speeds barely over a whisper. But as the city edges into the weekend, the weather service hints at a shift with "a chance of snow" on Saturday. Temperatures will remain on the cooler side of what has been an unsteady January thaw, hitting highs near 40°F during the day. It's a week of layered clothing and watching one's breath fog the frigid air with each step outdoors, a familiar rhythm for the denizens of this mountain city.
