Utah expected to break many temperature records as ‘heat dome’ arrives ahead of Labor Day

Southern Utah will see triple-digit temperates this week and possibly record-breaking heat across the state as Labor Day weekend approaches | Photo by Arseniy45, iStock / Getty Images Plus, St. George News

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s capital city has reached triple-digit heat only three times in September since 1874, but federal meteorologists say Salt Lake City has a shot at doubling that 148-year total this week as a result of a heat wave coming Utah’s way to begin the Labor Day weekend.

“We expect temperatures to reach 101F (degrees Fahrenheit) on the 1st-3rd (Thursday, Friday and Saturday) at the SLC Airport, with temperatures a bit cooler on the bench areas of SLC where this forecast point is,” the weather service tweeted on Sunday.

Salt Lake City won’t be alone in feeling the heat this week, either. Valley temperatures are expected to reach the mid and upper-90s across central Utah, the Wasatch Front and northern Utah, possibly reaching triple digits in areas like Salt Lake City possibly as early as Tuesday or Wednesday to close out August.

Triple-digit temperatures are also forecast throughout most of southern Utah this week.

Read the full story here: KSL News.

Written by CARTER WILLIAMS, KSL.com.

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