An end to Utah’s poor air quality is in sight

SALT LAKE CITY — Those living along Utah’s Wasatch Front will have to deal with bad air for a few more days. Luckily there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

National Weather Service meteorologist Sam Webber told KSL NewsRadio that a cold front and a small storm are expected across the Beehive State Sunday evening. This system probably won’t leave much snow. However, it can be expected that this will eliminate a large part of the air pollution in the valleys.

“It will help the air spin a lot better,” Webber said. “It will lead to more winds, improve ventilation in the valley areas and really help clean up the pollutants.”

Webber said the storm could leave two to four inches of snow in the mountains. He also said the valleys could see up to half an inch in places.

According to Webber, you can expect the inversion to begin again by the middle of next week. But it probably won’t last more than a few days.

By next weekend, high pressure is expected to weaken in the region, making it difficult for inversions to form, Webber said. The unstable pattern will also open the door for storms to move through the region as Utah comes into their path.

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