This month's hotter and drier conditions are quickly increasing fire risk across Utah, leading to some new fire restrictions ahead of the Pioneer Day weekend.
Temperatures in Salt Lake City are currently more than 3 degrees above normal for the halfway point in July, according to National Weather Service data. High temperatures reached 106 degrees on Sunday, 1 degree shy of matching its all-time highest temperature ever recorded.
"That's just going to continue to rise and a lot of that is due to the heat," he said. "We seeing some more red flag days — high temperature, low humidity high winds." An example of a firework prohibition area sign is displayed during a press conference about heat and fire safety at Fire Station 10 in Salt Lake City on Monday.
"This could either cause some more lightning starts on the outer edge of , up north — maybe bring some moderation in southern areas," he said. "But, by and large, the deep monsoonal moisture still stays to our south ... any we get will probably be on the light side."'s one- and two-week outlooks show Utah has a higher probability for above-normal temperatures to persist throughout the end of the month.
This is the time of year firefighters receive many calls tied to heat exhaustion, as well as injured children and pets, Mumedy said. Dr. Giavonni Lewis, medical director of the University of Utah Health Burn Center, said the center has seen a rise in burn injuries in recent years, many tied to either heat or summer recreation activities like campfires and fireworks.
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