Scattered afternoon and evening storms, drier weather for the weekend

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy Friday, Utah! A boundary is moving south across Utah Friday afternoon. This system is helping to pull some deeper moisture north across north and central Utah, leading to increasing rain chances for the northern half of state Friday evening.

A Marginal risk for flash flooding may spread towards the I-80 corridor during the afternoon hours as heavy downpours focus closer along the frontal boundary. Daytime highs will remain in the 80s and 90s statewide due to the extra clouds and moisture through the region.

We will keep a chance for a few isolated storms in the forecast for the beginning of the weekend, followed by drier air returning by late-weekend into next week. High temperatures will remain into the mid to upper 90s for the Wasatch Front, with highs climbing back above the triple digits for SW Utah.

It looks to remain mostly dry and warm through much of next week, as a high-pressure ridge to our east keeps us pretty stable across the region. Increasing winds, hot temperatures, dry fuels, and low humidity will bring the return of critical fire conditions across portions of the state again next week.

We’ll keep you updated in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!