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It's going to be hot out there, Utah.
But you can "beat the heat," according to comedian Steve Carell. Really, it's all in dressing appropriately and changing your attitude.
Oh, and he stresses, "You MUST remember to hydrate!" (That's drinking plenty of fluids, not "taking on hydrogen," which could kill you, as Steve learned).
Temperatures along the Wasatch Front, which dipped into the 70s earlier this week thanks to a rare summer cold front, will hit 90 degrees on Thursday, up a few degrees from Wednesday's mid- to upper-80s. Skies will be clear and sunny.
That's hot, but in southern Utah's redrock deserts the former forecast will be a comparative day at an arctic beach. Daytime highs in Utah's Dixie will top 100 degrees Thursday, repeating Wednesday's sizzling weather, even with partly cloud skies.
The Utah Division of Air Quality rated Salt Lake, Weber and Davis counties as "yellow," or compromised heading toward the end of the work week, but the remainder of the state's monitoring stations earned "green," or healthy ratings.
The Intermountain Allergy & Asthma website rated weeds and mold as "high"on its pollen index as of Wednesday, while other allergens were "low."
For more extensive forecast information, visit the Tribune's weather page at http://www.sltrib.com/weather.
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