Salt Lake City woke to clear skies and a cold start on Wednesday morning, March 11, with temperatures near 30°F at the airport. The payoff for the chilly wake-up is a bright, sunny day, with a high around 53°F and light west-northwest winds near 5 mph. Layers are your friend early on, as the valley warms steadily into the 40s by late morning and the low 50s by this afternoon.
Warm-Up Through The Weekend
A broad warm spell builds Thursday and holds into the weekend, with highs near 67°F Thursday, upper 60s Friday and mid-60s Saturday, along with only a slight chance of afternoon rain. Forecasters expect temperatures 10–15°F above normal for much of Utah, and models show a run at the 80s across southern valleys next week, a pattern that could challenge the earliest 80°F date at KSLC. No watches or warnings are in effect for the valley at this time, per the National Weather Service.
Afternoon Winds And Mountain Gusts
Gusty winds that blew earlier in the week will generally calm, but higher terrain will still see breezy afternoons through Saturday. Central Utah mountains, the Wasatch Plateau, the High Uintas and the Bear River Range have the highest chance of advisory-level gusts, so canyon drives and ridge-top trails could be blustery; plan accordingly if you have outdoor plans this weekend. This update follows an earlier piece from March 4, which you can revisit in this sunshine-and-snow report, as per Hoodline.
