High Wind in Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Utah

A strong cold front traversed across northern UT in the early morning hours bringing numerous wind gusts in excess of 58mph at sites such as Hat Island, UDOT I-80, UDOT I-80 at MP 1, and I-80 at MP 40 Knolls. The highest observed wind gust within this forecast zone was measured to be 67mph at the Wendover Peak site.

A strong system moved across the Great Basin into northern UT with a strong cold front sweeping through the area starting in the extreme late evening hours of 4/21/26, persisting into the early morning hours of 4/22/26. Numerous strong wind gusts were observed across northern UT, particularly across most valley locations.