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Wimpy thunderstorms are forecast for Utah through the midweek, a show of sound and fury, signifying not much when it comes to rainfall.
A Shakespearean tale told by an idiot? Perhaps, but the data comes from the National Weather Service — scientists, with no lack of grey matter, who predicted intermittent dark clouds, lightning and occasional showers for the region not just Tuesday, but tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
As the remainder of the week unwinds, what's past will be prologue. Unsettled weather above, but below thermometers will consistently record highs in the mid-90s and overnight lows in the upper-60s through Friday along the Wasatch Front.
Shall we compare that forecast to a summer's day in southern Utah? There, skies will be sunny and mostly clear, Tuesday's high of 104 degrees for Utah's Dixie followed by 101 on Wednesday and 102 Thursday before slipping into the upper-90s on Friday.
Only Box Elder, Cache, Tooele and Washington counties earned "green," or healthy air quality grades through the midweek from the Utah Division of Air Quality; the majority of the state — specifically its urban valleys — were rated as "yellow," or compromised for particulate pollution levels.
The Intermountain Allergy & Asthma website reported that chenopods were at "moderate" levels as of Tuesday, with other allergens either low or now showing up at all on its pollen index.
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