Red Flag Warning Issued for Utah Fire Weather Zones
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NOAA issued it on June 23, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions across multiple Utah zones from 6 AM Saturday to 10 PM MDT Sunday.
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- Record type
- Red Flag Warning
- Affected area
- Utah
- Issued
- June 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Salt Lake City UT
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Utah.
Alert Details
A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City for wind and low relative humidity. The alert is in effect from 6 AM MDT Saturday to 10 PM MDT Sunday.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau, Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert, Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert, and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
What You Should Do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or are imminent. Continue to monitor for the latest forecasts.
Expected Conditions
Winds will be southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Relative humidity will be as low as 7 percent with poor overnight recovery. Critical fire weather conditions are expected, and any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
Timeline
The warning is effective from 6 AM MDT Saturday through 10 PM MDT Sunday.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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