Record-challenging heat on deck before more active weather conditions

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy Saturday, it’s a blazing hot start to the weekend with temperatures even warmer than yesterday!

That’ll translate to highs in the low to mid 90s for most Utahns, 80s in higher terrain, and another day well into the triple-digits for Washington County. Both Salt Lake City and St. George will come within a degree or two of the daily heat records. St George’s record of 105° was set way back in 1910 while Salt Lake’s record of 95° was set in 1997.

By Sunday we start to see a shift in the weather pattern down south while northern Utah stays hot. Southern Utah will drop by about 10° with highs in the 80s, 90s for hot spots. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms could start popping up in southern Utah’s higher terrain and the West Desert on Sunday, and by the evening there’s a decent chance southern and central Utah valleys will join in the wet weather. Northern Utah will have similar temperatures with a forecasted high of 95° in Salt Lake City, which if hit, will break the old record by a single degree set back in 2020.

On Monday, moisture pushes further into the Beehive State bringing scattered thunderstorms to southern, central, and eastern Utah, but they’ll be more isolated in nature towards the north. In addition to wetter weather, we’ll also see cooler temperatures falling into the 70s for most, and 80s for the typical warm areas. On Tuesday, lingering moisture could spell a few more showers in northern Utah, but eastern and southern Utah keep isolated showers locked in.

Things start warming back up and drying out by midweek! We’ll keep you posted on the latest developments in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!