Provo, Utah 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KSLC 261742
AFDSLC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1142 AM MDT Thu Mar 26 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A dry cold front will continue traversing across UT and SW WY
today bringing gusty conditions and cooling northern UT to near-
normal temperatures today and Friday.

- Near or just below freezing temperatures will develop this evening
across the northern Wasatch Front and the Cache Valley.

- Ridging builds back in Saturday bringing potentially record
breaking warmth and dry conditions to the forecast area through at
least Monday.

- A pattern shift is expected to occur as early as Tuesday bringing
wetter and cooler temperatures to the forecast area through
at least Thursday.

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.DISCUSSION... A cold front is currently progressing through
N UT and SW WY resulting in gusts ranging from 20-30mph with a few
gusts approaching 40mph across the West Desert. Gusts will hold on
across the aforementioned locations and develop across the remainder
of UT throughout the day and hold on through around midnight before
tapering off. A tight pressure gradient with north-northeasterly
winds will exist across Washington and Iron counties this evening
into Friday morning. This will lead to the development of gap winds
along I-15 and canyons across western Washington county this evening
bringing gusts up to 40mph, dissipating by early Friday morning.

The cold front passing through will serve to moderate temperatures
across primarily N UT and SW WY, keeping temperatures closer to
seasonal normals this afternoon and Friday afternoon. Additionally,
temperatures overnight tonight will drop notably, potentially below
freezing across far eastern Box Elder county, the northern Wasatch
Front, and the Cache Valley.

Ridging builds back in Saturday bringing another period of
potentially record breaking high temperatures and dry weather. From
Saturday through Monday, modest mid-upper level moisture will wrap
into the western periphery of the ridge and make its way into UT.
While ascent remains weak, orographics may compensate resulting in
chances for high terrain showers increasing each day through the
aforementioned period. Some dry microburst potential exists for
lower elevation terrain across UT during this time, though exact
locations remain highly uncertain.

A pattern shift looks to develop Tuesday, persisting through the end
of the work week bring cooler and wetter conditions to the region
and potentially ushering in the return of high elevation snowfall.
Ensembles remain split regarding this solution, primarily due to the
forward speed of the southern stream perturbation. Roughly 50% of
ensembles have a slower solution, where the southern stream
perturbation would phase into the mean flow with an upper trough
pushing in from the PNW. This would result in a deeper trough,
yielding stronger forcing across the area and potentially result in
higher precipitation values across the area. Additionally, this
solution could prolong a northwesterly flow component increasing
potential for accumulating valley snow across the Upper Cottonwoods.
The faster solution modeled in the other 50% of ensemble members
would support an open wave, yielding more modest accumulations and
stretching out the event somewhat longer. Uncertainty with how this
unfolds remains high, though confidence is high in a shift from hot
and dry to cooler and wetter next week.

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.AVIATION...KSLC...VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF
period. Gusty northwest winds to around 25 KTS will persist through
the day, before trending weaker around sunset. A transition to
southeasterly is expected during the 08-12Z timeframe, with a 30%
chance winds remain northwesterly through the TAF period.

.REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...VFR conditions will prevail
through the TAF period at all terminals. North to northwest winds
gusting to around 25 mph can be expected across northern terminals
through the afternoon, with winds diminishing around sunset. A cold
front will cross southern Utah late this afternoon and evening,
resulting in a wind shift at both CDC and SGU. These winds will also
diminish by 06Z.

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.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...None.
WY...Red Flag Warning until 9 PM MDT this evening for WYZ277.

&&

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PUBLIC...Worster
AVIATION...Seaman

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