Warm Wednesday afternoon, but a front brings showers and cooler temperatures

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy Wednesday, Utah! Our Wednesday afternoon will feature breezy southwest winds ahead of our next weather maker.

Scattered clouds will begin to increase Wednesday afternoon but we should mainly stay dry on Wednesday. Highs will warm into the lower 70s for the Wasatch Front and into the upper 70s for SW Utah.

The cold front will graze past northern Utah late Wednesday night into Thursday morning, bringing a chance for showers for areas along and north of I-80. Right now, areas south of Utah county look to remain dry with this frontal passage. Most areas north of I-80 are looking at only around a 0.10″ of rain possible. Some locations closer to the Bear River Range could pick up near a 0.25″ but not expecting a big rain event with this one.

Snow levels will dip to around 7500 FT Thursday morning allowing for a few snow showers for our northern mountains. Snow totals will not be impressive, with only a few inches expected for the highest peaks.

The bigger story with this front will be the shift back to near normal temperatures to close out the week in northern Utah. High temperatures by Thursday and Friday will only be in the upper 50s for northern Utah with highs in the lower 70s for southern Utah. A couple of weak disturbances to our north may help to increase the clouds at times across N. Utah with a spotty shower or two, but nothing significant is expected through the weekend. Highs will remain near 60° for northern Utah, and in the low to mid 70s for SW Utah.

Looking way out in the long-range world, it’s still looking like a strong signal for a more active and wetter pattern could develop across Utah by mid-November. Until then, the chances for any decent measurable precipitation is looking pretty bleak.

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