Residents of Salt Lake City should prepare to ride out a wave of high temperatures as the mercury is expected to hit triple digits today. According to the National Weather Service, a clear sky will reign over a hot day with a high near 101 degrees Fahrenheit. Light breezes will shift from southeast to north-northwest in the afternoon. As the evening rolls in, the skies will stay only partly cloudy with the overnight low settling around 75 degrees.
The calm will briefly return before the next round of heat continues the summer's swelter. Thursday's outlook promises mostly sunny skies with temperatures cresting at a near 98 degrees. The National Weather Service's forecast suggests light winds, barely strong enough to rustle leaves, will blow from the north-northwest in the afternoon. Nightfall brings mostly cloudy conditions and another warm low, hovering around 77 degrees.
Looking forward to the weekend, chances of rain enter the forecast on Friday. The National Weather Service indicates a 30% possibility of showers and thunderstorms after noon, with partly sunny conditions enduring as thermometers are expected to read as high as 97 degrees. By night, the chance of precipitation drops to a negligible 10% before nine in the evening, giving way to partly cloudy skies and a low of around 75.
As Saturday rolls in, the pattern remains similar with a 30 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms casting a shadow over the mostly sunny forecast, once more driving temperatures up to challenge the 97-degree mark. Evening conditions are set to mirror previous nights, with potential for more showers and thunderstorms under mostly cloudy skies and an overnight low of about 73 degrees.
The upcoming Sunday outlook from the NWS suggests increased activity with showers and thunderstorms likely, particularly in the afternoon. Highs will dial back slightly to 91 degrees as clouds largely monopolize the skies. Those looking for clarity on what the early week weather will look like should anticipate more clouds, showers, and thunderstorms, with temperatures trending downwards into the more temperate mid-80s.
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