Overnight moisture impacted Southern and Eastern Utah but overall, a drying and warming trend sets up for Labor Day Weekend statewide

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Friday, Utah! We’ve had an ongoing monsoon surge this week, but as we close out the work week the chances of precipitation are dwindling as a warming and drying trend set up for Labor Day weekend. A brief surge of moisture overnight and this morning impacted southern and eastern Utah as tropical moisture from post Tropical Cyclone Juliette got caught up in our southwesterly flow. Since that’s cleared, we have a drier airmass overhead and a touch of lingering moisture that could allow for an isolated pop-up storm today. Other than that, you can expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies throughout the state. 

While temperatures have been running below average, a warming trend is underway with numbers getting to average and then above seasonal norms by Labor Day. You can expect low to mid 80s along the Wasatch Front, mid 70s to low 80s throughout central Utah and mid 90s in Washington County. 

Following the tropical moisture surge overnight, drier conditions will move into Southern Utah, but we hold onto a slightly elevated flash flood threat. Our flash flood potential is “possible” for our National Parks and surrounding areas where flash flooding is monitored. This includes Red Cliffs in Washington County, Grand Staircase, Natural Bridges, Grand Gulch and all our National Parks. 

High pressure will build over the next several days allowing for peak heating on Labor Day with triple digits returning to Washington County and 90s expected along the Wasatch Front. By Tuesday, we could see the Four Corners high pull east and open the door again for increasing moisture and storms. Right now, it looks like moisture potential will increase with impacts focusing southern Utah. We will see, so stay tuned!

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