As temperatures in Salt Lake City are forecasted to soar to sweltering heights, residents are preparing for a stretch of intense heat with sunny skies. According to the National Weather Service, the mercury is set to climb near 99 degrees today, and the night will provide little relief with lows resting around 71 degrees. The clear conditions and light winds offer no respite from the heat that's moving in, as reported by the NWS.
The weekend outlook intensifies this pattern with Saturday's high predicted to reach around 102 degrees calm winds becoming west southwest in the afternoon and as the sun sets the evening temperatures will dip slightly to a low near 73, Sunday is slated to push the thermometer even further to a high near 105 degrees with similar wind conditions, kindness in this heat will not come from the heavens, as sunny, hot with highs creeping up to 106 degrees on Monday night partly cloudy skies might provide an inch of shade with a low hovering around 77 degrees.
Citizens looking toward the week for relief might find a glimmer of hope as there's a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon on Tuesday, carving out a small window for cooler air with a mostly sunny day but still hot with a high near 103 degrees, as projected by the NWS. The nights will continue to simmer with a pattern of mostly clear skies, and slight chances for showers and thunderstorm relief before midnight Tuesday; however, the lows will remain steadfast in the mid-70s throughout the week.
Wednesday will mirror the days before, sunny yet again with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 102, this weather dance of the heat tempered by the occasional chance for rain seems to be a tease by Mother Nature, and nocturnal temperatures will somewhat descend to a mild 74 degrees, according to the detailed forecast from NWS.
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