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The April 1 forecast for northern Utah calls for possibly record-setting heat, high winds, some rain and even snow. No fooling.
Salt Lake City's forecast for a Tuesday daytime high of 80 degrees flirted with a 2012 record, but by Tuesday night valley rain and mountain snow showers were expected to send temperatures plummeting. Wednesday's highs will be in the comparatively wimpy mid-50s along the Wasatch Front as winds of 15-25 mph buffet the region.
Indeed, the National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for the northwest quarter of the state from 3 p.m. Tuesday through 4 a.m. Wednesday. Tthe Great Salt Lake Desert and mountains, and Interstate 80 to the Nevada border, braced for winds of 25-35 mph with gusts to 55 mph.
Southern Utahns also expected some stiff breezes, too, as highs climbed into the mid-80s Tuesday before sliding into the upper-70s on Wednesday. Though some cloud cover will build into the midweek, no precipitation was forecast for Utah's Dixie.
The Utah Division of Air Quality hoisted its "green" banners statewide, indicating the air out there was healthy to breathe through the midweek.
However, when you combine flowering trees and plants with swirling winds you get a nightmarish scenario for allergy suffers. The Intermountain Allergy & Asthma website rated pollen levels for cottonwood, cedar, oak and ash as "very high" as of Tuesday, with birch, maple and willow "high" and sycamore "moderate" on the index.
The Utah Avalanche Center rated all mountain backcountry areas at "moderate" risk for potentially deadly snowslides as of Tuesday.
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