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UTAH · SALT LAKE COUNTY

Salt Lake City

217,783 people, 4,220 ft above sea level in Salt Lake County.

4,220 ftElevation, city center
217,783People, 2024 estimate
111 sq miLand area
Partly cloudy 57°
Partly cloudy now Dew point 52° · Calm · high 74°
City of Salt Lake City River Interstate 5 miles
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TODAY

Today in Salt Lake City

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 AM MDT
RIGHT NOW Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) · 1:54 AM
Partly cloudy
57° Partly cloudy Feels like 57° · high of 74° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity83%falling to 33% this afternoon
Pressure29.85 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsScatteredbases near 8,000 ft
UV index6 by 1 PMhigh; shade by midday
Dew point 52° · Dry40° by Wednesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 290.01 in · 0 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Salt Lake County
NWS Salt Lake City and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:08 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:22 AM7:13 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
27
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 50 to 52° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 74° / 51°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 49°
0% rain — NW 10, gusts 26 B
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 51°
0% rain — NW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Sunny Sunny
77° 53°
0% rain — NW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
82° 58°
0% rain — NNW 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
82° 58°
0% rain — NW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
84° 60°
0% rain — NW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
83° 59°
0% rain — WNW 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Salt Lake City was over southern California three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Salt Lake City at 10,000 feet was over southern California three days ago, and over the Great Basin a day ago, about 710 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land the whole way. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 700 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO Sept. 28, 2024

The hottest this week has been

96° on Sept. 28, 2024, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1874. Next is 91° in 1957.

91°
96°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Salt Lake City Area threaded record since 1874.
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UTAH · SALT LAKE

Salt Lake City

217,783 people, 4,220 ft above sea level in Salt Lake County.

4,220 ftElevation
217,783People
111 sq miLand
Partly cloudy 57°
Partly cloudyDew point 52°
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Today in Salt Lake City

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 57° 1%
6a partly cloudy night 54° 1%
9a partly cloudy day 57° 0%
12p mostly sunny 66° 0%
3p mostly sunny 71° 1%
6p mostly sunny 71° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
49
74
B
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51
74
B
Thu0%
Sunny Sunny
53
77
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Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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82
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Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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82
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Sun0%
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Mon0%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, TWO YEARS AGO · SEPT. 28, 2024

96°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1874.