Iron County, UT
Alerts
Alerts are listed in order of start time and level of severity. Click on the alert title to read details for each alert.
In effect from Saturday 06/13 12:00 PM MDT – Saturday 06/13 8:00 PM MDT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City UT
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Fire Weather Watch for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.
Affected Area
Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
Thunderstorms
Widely scattered dry thunderstorms are forecast to develop across Zone 496 early Saturday afternoon, then spread into Zones 494 and 498 through the afternoon and early evening.
Outflow Winds
Gusty and erratic outflow winds in excess of 40 mpm can be expected near thunderstorms or areas of virga.
Impacts
Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
What to Do
A Fire Weather Watch means that there is a potential for critical fire weather conditions. Continue to monitor for the latest forecasts and for possible Red Flag Warnings.
Areas Impacted
- Henry Mountains
- Color Country Mountains
- Grand Staircase
Briefings
From the Forecaster
KICX Radar Down June 8th through June 20th
Created by the NWS Salt Lake City WFO
The KICX (Cedar City) radar will be down for scheduled maintenance between June 8th and June 20th. During this time, technicians will be replacing panels in the radome that have been damaged by lightning. Surrounding radars will continue to provide data during what is normally the driest time of the year.
Seven-day Weather Risk Overview
The graphic shows the daily risk summary for 7 days. Daily risk is based on highest risk factor for that day.
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