Weather Warnings for Utah
| Alerts Updated: May 16, 2026, 5:08 am UTC |
Red Flag Warning issued May 15 at 10:45PM MDT until May 16 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UTSummary: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.Severity: Severe Effective: May 15, 2026, 10:45 pm Expires: May 16, 2026, 1:45 pm Area: San Rafael Swell; Henry Mountains; Color Country West Desert |
Red Flag Warning issued May 15 at 10:45PM MDT until May 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UTSummary: * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph on Saturday and up to 45 mph on Sunday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.Severity: Severe Effective: May 15, 2026, 10:45 pm Expires: May 16, 2026, 1:45 pm Area: Mojave Desert; Grand Staircase |
Red Flag Warning issued May 15 at 9:51PM MDT until May 16 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction COSummary: * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin. * TIMING...From noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.Severity: Severe Effective: May 15, 2026, 9:51 pm Expires: May 16, 2026, 6:00 am Area: Paradox Valley; North Fork; Colorado River Basin |