High Wind in Wyoming, April 22, 2026

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1256 PM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Gusty south to southwest winds up to 50 mph will impact most
  eastern valleys through 6 PM today.

- Strong northwest winds up to 55 mph will develop behind the cold
  front across Castle Country near and along the SR-10 corridor
  through 5-6 PM today.

- An additional 0.10-0.25" of northern valley rain and 2-6 inches
  of northern mountain snow can be expected through Thursday. The
  Bear River Range will see local amounts up to a foot.

- Freezes will impact many Utah valleys tonight and again Thursday
  night. Freezes are not expected to impact the Wasatch Front or
  lower Washington County.

- An active pattern will bring the threat of 6+ inches of snow to
  the northern mountains Saturday night into Monday.

- Additional freezes may impact the Sanpete and Sevier Valleys and
  southwest Utah Sunday night into Monday morning.

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.DISCUSSION...An active 7 to 10 days is on the horizon across the
Beehive State, with multiple rounds of precipitation expected.

Late morning upper air and satellite analysis indicates an upper
level low is shifting across the northern Intermountain Region.
The associated cold front continues to cross Utah, bringing a
period of strong west to northwest winds. Any elevated winds will
decrease near 6 PM. Wind advisories remain in effect...and no
changes were made with this package.

Given the strength of this cold front, colder temperatures will
shift into the region in its wake. Freezing Warnings remain in
effect for many central and southern Utah valleys currently in
their growing seasons for tonight into Thursday morning, though
freezing temperatures are not expected to the Wasatch Front or
lower Washington County. Another cold night is expected Thursday
night into Friday morning and thus Freeze Watches are now in
effect for all the same valleys as tonight with the addition of
eastern Box Elder County.

After several days of gradual warming, a series of upper level
lows will begin to impact Utah Saturday afternoon, continuing
through at least early the next week. While there is a wide spread
in timing, strength and even orientation of the various potential
shortwave troughs and upper level lows, the main message is
increasing in confidence: temperatures at or below normal will
combine with periods of precipitation through the period for most
of the state. The current deterministic NBM (National Blend of
Models) indicates valleys north of Nephi will see 0.50-1.00" of
rain between 00Z Sunday and 00Z Tuesday, with valleys across
central southern Utah seeing lower values closer to 0.10-0.50".
Based on the current deterministic snow levels and snow ratios,
the northern mountains would see around 6 to 12 inches of snow
over this time period, with locally up to 18 inches in the upper
Cottonwoods. The central and southern mountains would be closer to
4 to 8 inches. But those are deterministic values. If, for
example, we look at the 10th to 90th percentile for the upper
Cottonwoods, the variability in the ensembles become more obvious.
This range is currently 0.40-3.20 inches. The Salt Lake City
Airport, as another examples, shows a significant variability
between the 10th and 90th percentile: 0.10-1.40 inches. This
period of active weather will be something to watch as the
ensemble members start to cluster more meaningfully into
particular solutions.

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.AVIATION...KSLC...Low level clouds and area rain showers are
expected to prevail through the remainder of the daylight hours
while maintaining predominantly VFR conditions. Intermittent MVFR
conditions may be possible in light to moderate showers due to
lower VIS and/ or CIGs. Gusty west to northwest winds continue
through the evening hours, becoming lighter after sunset. South
winds may return temporarily overnight starting around 03-04Z,
however, area showers may create variable flow through the
overnight hours.

.REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...Low clouds and area
isolated to scattered showers will continue across the northern
half of Utah and southwest Wyoming through the remainder of the
daytime hours before conditions improve overnight. That said, a
trailing area of isolated showers are expected to develop during
the overnight hours, primarily impacting terminals along the
Wasatch Front. These showers may persist through the morning
hours.

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.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...Freeze Watch from Thursday evening through Friday morning for
     UTZ103-114>116-118>120-122.

     Freeze Warning from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM MDT Thursday for
     UTZ114>116-118>120-122.

     Wind Advisory until 6 PM MDT this evening for UTZ120.

     Wind Advisory until 6 PM MDT this evening for UTZ121-128>131.

WY...None.
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Kruse/Webber

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
715 AM MDT Wed Apr 22 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Salt Lake City Weather  40.77N 111.95W
04/22/2026  M67 MPH          Salt Lake          UT   Mesonet

            Mesonet station UT215 I-215 at I-80.

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