Hot, smoky and dry. No, not a description of a bad barbecue joint after it has run out of sauce — but it is northern Utah’s midweek weather forecast.
Smoke from fires both in state and from blazes in Idaho and Colorado was capping the Wasatch Front’s valleys with a gray, acrid pall Wednesday, a nasty forecast expected to continue on Thursday. The particulate-heavy haze meant "Red," or unhealthy air quality alerts for Salt Lake, Davis, Box Elder, Cache, Weber, Tooele and Utah counties; only Uintah County, with a "Yellow," or compromised air quality grade, and southwestern Utah’s Washington County, which was alone with a "Green," or healthy breathability rating, escaped being saddled with the worst air quality status.
Northern Utah’s high temperatures Thursday were expected to be in the low-80s, a degree or two cooler than Wednesday’s forecast. Southern Utahns expected highs in the mid-90s both days under clear and sunny skies.
Salt Lake City’s high on Wednesday was forecast at 84 degrees, with Thursday’s high expected to be 84; Ogden looked for 79 and 81 readings, respectively; Provo 85 degrees both days; Logan 82 and 83; Wendover 83 and 822; Duchesne 77 and 78; Cedar City 83 and 84; St. George 95 and 96; and Moab 88 and 87 degrees.
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