Salt Lake City starts Sunday under clear skies near 39 degrees, with sunshine expected to push temperatures to about 62 this afternoon. Dry, mild conditions are forecast to continue into Veterans Day, though clouds and a possible valley-haze concern figure into the outlook later in the week.
Sunday Brings The Week’s Warmest Stretch
Hoodline forecasts a dry Sunday, with temperatures rising to a high near 62 degrees before sliding into the mid-50s later in the day.
Sunny Skies Hold Through Veterans Day
Monday is forecast to reach about 62 degrees under partly sunny skies, followed by partly cloudy skies near 60 on Tuesday and sunny conditions near 59 on Veterans Day Wednesday. Thursday is expected to remain mild and sunny near 61 degrees. An earlier Hoodline forecast also called for a warm stretch, though it had a less sunny outlook for Tuesday.
Dry Weather Could Bring Valley Haze
Dry conditions are expected through much of the week, with the next chance for precipitation arriving next weekend, possibly as early as Saturday. Forecasters say warming air aloft could strengthen valley inversions and trap some haze, while a weak disturbance Tuesday may help mix conditions out slightly. No watches, warnings or advisories are listed for the area.
Why inversions matter for valley air
The Wasatch, Oquirrh and Traverse mountains form a basin that can trap cold air in the Salt Lake Valley. According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, a strong inversion can confine pollutants near the ground and lead to higher AQI values; that general mechanism does not establish that an inversion or poor air quality is expected this week. For seasonal context, the department says a typical Utah winter has about five to six multi-day inversion episodes and an average of 18 days with high PM2.5 levels exceeding the national standard. Those figures describe typical winter conditions, not this week’s forecast.
