759 FXUS65 KSLC 072146 AFDSLC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 346 PM MDT Mon Apr 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS...A weak system will bring a mainly dry cold front through the region, dampening the warming trend through Wednesday across northern Utah. As strong high pressure builds into the region Thursday, temperatures will quickly increase to 10 to 20 degrees above normal through at least Saturday. && .DISCUSSION...With a largely dry pattern over the next 7 days across the region, the discussion will be shorter than average today. As an example, there is less than 10 percent chance of more than 0.05" of precipitation in total for the next 7 days across central and southern Utah, with a slightly higher probability across northern Utah. Expect a mainly dry cold front to cross into northern Utah Tuesday, dampening the warming trend across northern Utah Tuesday into Wednesday. A strong upper level ridge will build into the region Wednesday, with temperatures surging to 10 to 20 degrees above normal by Thursday. This almost hot airmass will remain in place into the first part of the weekend. The guidance is quite varied in the amplitude and timing of a trough across the western United States over the weekend, with the bulk of the guidance suggesting a significant cool down by Sunday. The distribution as to whether this system brings any precipitation is much more diverse...and something to monitor going forward. A reminder that as snowmelt continues to increase mid to late week, river, creeks and streams will begin to run high, fast, and cold. Please keep children and pets away from these waterways. Drownings in this cold water can occur very quickly. && .AVIATION...KSLC...South winds prevail through the overnight period over the KSLC terminal under middle to high level cloud cover. A period of increasingly gusty south to southeast winds (25+kts) may develop (~30% chance) between 05-08Z. Otherwise, mid- level cloud cover is expected to increase through the overnight hours, with bases dropping to as low as 9kft AGL. .REST OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING...Gusty south to southwest winds will be maintained through the daylight hours, with speeds decreasing but still remaining out of the south overnight. VFR conditions prevail through the forecast period, with middle and high level cloud cover increasing through the overnight hours. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...None. WY...None. && $$ Kruse/Webber For more information from NOAA`s National Weather Service visit... http://weather.gov/saltlakecity