Salt Lake City gets one more sunny, mild day Thursday before a wetter pattern moves in. The city should reach around 61 degrees under clear skies, while the weekend brings widespread rain, cooler temperatures and snow in the Wasatch.
Thursday Offers One More Sunny Break
Thursday will stay sunny with light winds and a high near 61 degrees, though temperatures should ease into the mid-50s by late afternoon. Thursday night turns mostly cloudy, with a low around 42 and light east-southeast winds, according to the National Weather Service.
Rain Arrives Friday Night
Friday starts partly sunny and mild, with a high near 63 degrees, but a slight chance of rain develops after 5 p.m. The odds rise sharply Friday night, when rain is expected to become widespread and rainfall totals could reach a quarter-inch to half an inch.
Saturday stays rainy and cooler, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 50 degrees. The updated forecast is a more substantial turn toward wet weather than Hoodline’s earlier outlook, which had flagged the weekend rain but showed less certainty about its timing.
Wasatch Snow Joins The Weekend Weather
The storm should also bring snow to the mountains, with snow levels dropping to roughly 6,000 to 7,000 feet as colder air arrives. Forecast guidance calls for several inches in the mountains, with locally higher totals possible in the upper Cottonwoods, while measurable snow in the Salt Lake Valley remains unlikely.
Sunday Briefly Dries Out Before More Rain
Sunday brings a brief break, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 55 degrees after a chilly low around 35 Saturday night. Another round of rain becomes more likely Monday night into Tuesday, followed by a cooler Wednesday with rain still possible; no watches, warnings or advisories are posted for the Salt Lake City area.
