Wind advisories, increasing shower and storm chances for parts of Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy Tuesday, Utah!  Our Tuesday will feature partly cloudy skies and windy conditions as a potent front moves into Utah. Highs will warm into the upper 60s to lower 70s across northern Utah and highs will warm into the mid 70s for SW Utah. Winds will increase throughout the day with areas of the West Desert and SW Utah gusting up to 50 mph. A Wind Advisory remains in effect through late Tuesday evening for SW Utah.

A line of showers and thunderstorms will develop across north and central Utah Wednesday morning and sweep across the state between 6am- 2pm Wednesday afternoon. These storms could produce areas of locally heavy rain, gusty winds, small hail, and frequent lightning. The wind will continue to howl outside of any thunderstorms through Wednesday night.

As the cold front moves through, winds will switch directions from out of the south to out of the northwest bringing another big, fast drop in temperatures Wednesday. Areas above 7000FT will likely see any rain quickly change over to snow as those snow levels quickly drop. Several inches of fresh snow will be possible again for the higher elevations.

The good news is that the end of the work week into the upcoming weekend is looking perfect for any outdoor fall activities. Highs will be in the 60s for northern Utah and into the low to mid 70s for southern Utah. The sun will return and shine across the state in full force through the weekend.

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