After a holiday weekend with record high temperatures two days in a row, cooler, wetter weather is forecast to blow in this week, bringing temperatures more typical of this time of year.
Before the sun had come up Monday, Salt Lake City had already set a new record temperature for Nov. 27, the National Weather Service said. The city hit a high of 68 degrees at 2:20 a.m., breaking the 1998 record of 67 degrees.
Daytime temperatures started to cool, however, as a cold front moved in. The temperature reached 67 degrees at 10:40 a.m., then dropped to 53 by 11:10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. By Monday evening, the lows were projected to be in the lower 30s.
The temperature had topped out Sunday at 55 degrees in Salt Lake City, but temperatures started to rise rapidly in the evening, climbing from the mid 40s at 7 p.m. to tie the record high of 68 degrees for Nov. 26 at 8:50 p.m., according to the NWS.
And at 9:03 p.m., the thermometer reached 69 degrees to best the previous high, which was set in 1949.
Weekend records fell in other Utah cities, as well. On Sunday, the high at Ceder City Airport was 73 degrees, beating a record high of 71 degrees in 1949. Fillmore reached 71 degrees to climb above the old record of 69 degrees in 1894, while a high of 77 degrees in Kanab inched above the record 76 degrees in 1950.
Other highs were 67 degrees in Provo at Brigham Young University, which surpassed the previous record of 65 degrees set in 1998; 72 degrees in Scipio, where the old record was 69 degrees in 1949; and 58 degrees in Wellington, which climbed above the record 55 degrees in 2014. In Escalante, the 69-degree high on Sunday tied with the record that was set in 1977.
Gusty winds were expected to blow in from northwest Utah, beginning Monday morning, according to the NWS. Valley rain and mountain snow are expected to begin in the morning and taper off Monday evening, though no valley accumulations are expected.
Forecasters warn that road snow and slush is possible on mid-elevation mountain passes along Interstate 70, Interstate 80 and Interestate 15.
The NWS issued a wind advisory for southwest Utah until 8 p.m. Monday, warning of winds from 25 to 35 mph with gusts of up to 50 mph. Strong crosswinds were expected on I-15 and U.S. Highway 89, making for difficult driving conditions, especially for high-profile vehicles and others towing trailers and boats.
Additionally blowing dust may reduce visibility, and large waves on Lake Powell were expected to create hazardous boating conditions, the NWS said.
A hazardous weather outlook continued for the entire state, warning of unseasonably warm temperatures into early Monday, followed by a cold front and storm bringing more seasonal temperatures Tuesday. A second fast-moving storm was predicted for Wednesday in northern Utah.
Despite the wind Monday, avalanche danger remained low for areas near Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake, Provo and the Uintas, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.
The Utah Division of Air Quality rated the air in Salt Lake, Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache and Tooele counties as moderate Monday, while the rest of the state had good air quality. On Tuesday, good air quality was expected throughout the entire state.
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