Showers will continue across portions of northern Utah and southwest Wyoming through Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, as a broad low shifts into the region. These unsettled conditions are expected to redevelop across parts of southern and eastern Utah over the weekend.
A large scale trough is pivoting into northern Utah through the Great Basin. This movement, combined with lingering moisture and synoptic forcing, is expected to result in scattered shower activity throughout Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. While a few embedded thunderstorms may develop during the afternoon and early evening hours, the activity is not anticipated to be overly impactful compared to previous days. Temperatures are expected to remain chilly, with afternoon highs reaching approximately 5-10 degrees below seasonal normal.
As a portion of the trough becomes cutoff from the mean flow, it will sink through Utah and into the Desert Southwest. This will lead to a continuation of cooler and unsettled conditions, with showers and a few thunderstorms scheduled to redevelop across southeast Utah by Saturday morning. These unsettled conditions are expected to spread to the eastern half of Utah and areas further north on Sunday, eventually waning late Sunday evening as the low departs eastward.
Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, is favored to be a drier day as a brief shortwave ridge shifts through overhead, which may allow temperatures to rebound toward seasonal normal. Looking further ahead, models show uncertainty regarding pattern evolution through much of the week. There is agreement that another trough may brush the region, specifically between Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, and Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, with the best chance of precipitation noted across northern Utah to southwest Wyoming.
The current weather pattern features below normal to seasonable temperatures that are expected to persist into the upcoming week. If a building ridge scenario becomes more favored, forecast temperatures may nudge upwards.
