Good morning. Utah. I'm Michael Mosby.
Step outside right now and you'll feel the last gasps of Saturday's wild cold front. The wind's finally calming down after a night of gusts that rattled windows statewide.
As the sun sets. Along the Wasatch Front, you're at 31 degrees with northwest winds still pushing around 15 miles an hour. Gusts hit 32 overnight, today brings mostly sunny skies and a high near 45. By afternoon, winds drop to a whisper โ 6 to 9 miles an hour. Tonight settles at 34 under partly cloudy skies.
Down in Southern Utah? You're waking up to 50 degrees and mostly clear skies, today climbs to 72 with light winds. Tonight stays mild at 46.
The mountains took the beating. You're at 20 degrees right now, but wind chills feel like 20 degrees. Northwest winds are still gusting around 23 miles an hour, while expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 37. Tonight turns mostly cloudy with lows around 25.
Here's where it gets interesting, monday brings a dramatic warmup. The Wasatch Front hits 61 degrees, southern Utah reaches 79. The mountains climb to 51.
But the real story? A historic heat wave is building, by Wednesday. Southern Utah could hit 95 degrees. Thursday might reach 98, the Wasatch Front climbs into the low 80s by week's end. We're talking potential record-breaking warmth for mid-March โ the kind of heat that makes you forget winter even happened.
This ridge is unusually strong for this time of year, enjoy the mild conditions today, because summer-like heat arrives fast.
See you this afternoon.