Residents of the northern Wasatch Front and northern Salt Lake Valley were treated to some natural air conditioning thanks to a complex of thunderstorms that moved across the area yesterday evening.
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Some of the thunderstorms were severe and produced wind gusts of 60 mph in Sugarhouse, 64 mph in Tremonton, and 72 mph at the I215/I80 exchange.
There was also beneficial rain and cooling. Temperatures at the Salt Lake City International Airport dropped to 67°F, the lowest temperature observed there since July 4, and I was able to get temperatures in my house below 70°F for the first time since we returned from Austria.
We were also treated to a beautiful double rainbow as the storm moved off to the east.
Unfortunately, as has been forecast for a few days, the heat is expected to return in spades by the weekend, with the National Weather Service issuing an Extreme Heat Watch for SaturdayAfternoon through Sunday Evening with temperatures up to 105°F and lows in the low to mid 70s for the Salt Lake Valley and other lowland areas of northern Utah.
The cool was brief but fun while it lasted.
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