Park City Weather:

[painman]

Just surfing around the web the other day and ran across some info through the NPS website about summer weather in Utah's national parks. It said in about the middle of the month of June through the month of August, Utah has a monsoon weather season. I really couldn't quite understand this info as I know there are some thunder storms that can occur in the deserts and cause flash flooding but is this what their talking about? Surely not a monsoon rainy type season that could have rain for days usually brought on by heavy winds? Anyone familiar with this? I be packin a suit just in case but thought this was kind of weird statement by the NPS....PM. <>< :blink:

 

[Ignacio]

Living in Ogden for several years I learned that there could be some funky weather up against the Wasatch mountain range with fast changing weather. Usually just fine that time of year, but it can get squirrely occasionally.

 

[GalaxyBlue]

Think of a cow pissing on a flat rock, Thats like a Monsoon! Big heavy rain drops coming down fast! yup, BTDT.

 

[Rogue]

I've had it hot for 50 miles then pouring rain for 50 miles then hot back and fourth all the way through sweating in my rain suit or getting wet looking for the next overpass to put my rain suit back on.

 

[painman]

So are we talking temperature change as when the rain comes does the temps fall or does it stay warm during the rain and then back to sunshine? I know from driving in the midwest I'd see downpours in the summer but short duration of rain with no temp change...then back to the sun but more humidity and muggy.....PM. <>< <_<

 

[Toecutter]

Oy! Monsoons? And Moose! What's next, marble trucks crashing all over the place....

 

[vol210]

Holy crap. Can I get a refund? :lol:

 

[Groo]

Holy crap. Can I get a refund? :lol:

One Jimmy Kick... coming UUUUUP!

 

[Rogue]

So are we talking temperature change as when the rain comes does the temps fall or does it stay warm during the rain and then back to sunshine? I know from driving in the midwest I'd see downpours in the summer but short duration of rain with no temp change...then back to the sun but more humidity and muggy.....PM. <>< <_<

Well that time was in August and it stayed warm. I did a couple thousand miles in Utah last June and it was dry as a bone. YRMV!

 

[pinhead]

Anyone familiar with this?

I deal with it almost daily in the summer. In the arid West, the monsoon season typically refers to our daily afternoon convective storms. During that time of year, the mornings are mostly beautiful and calm, then sometime after lunch, all hell breaks loose and the rain, wind, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail can be very intense. The storms tend to be localized and several may blow through in an afternoon, but by evening, things clear up and calm down again. And yes, the temp can easily drop 10-20 degrees for a spell and the rain itself is cold -- not like a warm, muggy Midwest or Southeastern summer shower

When we get into that kind of a cycle, we just try and get our recreatin' done early in the day.

Hope that helps.

Dave

 

[twowheelnut]

Holy crap. Can I get a refund? :lol:

One Jimmy Kick... coming UUUUUP!

See? It's catching, no? :bleh:

 

[odot]

.....and it's almost as gay as "gunny".

 

[twowheelnut]

.....and it's almost as gay as "gunny".

True, but then, you like gay.

 

[vectervp1]

.....and it's almost as skooterg as "gunny".

Fixed it for you.

 

[odot]

Tanks, vector....them 3 words all confuse me as to thier meaning/definition.

 

[FlyingLow]

Anyone familiar with this?

I deal with it almost daily in the summer. In the arid West, the monsoon season typically refers to our daily afternoon convective storms. During that time of year, the mornings are mostly beautiful and calm, then sometime after lunch, all hell breaks loose and the rain, wind, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail can be very intense. The storms tend to be localized and several may blow through in an afternoon, but by evening, things clear up and calm down again. And yes, the temp can easily drop 10-20 degrees for a spell and the rain itself is cold -- not like a warm, muggy Midwest or Southeastern summer shower

When we get into that kind of a cycle, we just try and get our recreatin' done early in the day.

Hope that helps.

Dave

I love this kind of weather. I think it's good riding weather, when it's 80 degrees and raining, and knowing it's gonna be sunny again shortly. When it rains here, locals flip out and act like it's some sort of foreign object.

Bring yer rain gear, probably gonna need it.

 

[Cdogman]

Yes, all the sudden all hell breaks loose. Wind came come up and take the roofs off of houses. Happens every year. I would not worry about rain gear tho. They are easy to see coming and you can outrun them. They are VERY localized and if it is headed your way, Miller time! Mostly in the Valley (Salt Lake Valley) Not so much in the Park City Area

They happen in the afternoons when they are gonna, here we calll them "Microbursts" and they can be very violent. Riding through them is kinda fun if there is not too much lightning.

Fuggedaboutit

 

[marauder]

We were riding as two couples on Hwy 50 which runs west of Salt Lake City when we saw a tall, black column of rain that was only about 1/4 mile wide where it hit the ground but it was right in the middle of Hwy 50. It was menacing looking, coming down at about a 15 degree angle right in our path.

We stopped about 300 yards short of it, realized that it was not moving fast enough for us to wait. So we put on full rain gear and dove in. It was violent rain with hail and heavy road spray. The water could not get off of the road fast enough and was about 1/2 inch deep. We continued on until we started seeing light sky again and came out the other side like we had just stepped out of a shower. We stopped a few hundred yards down the road, sat in the middle of the road and took off our rain gear and continued on.

If you don't want to don your rain gear, head for an underpass and wait the storm out. They usually move along at a fairly good clip and in 10 minutes or so it will be sunny and hot again!

Bill

 

[PapaUtah]

Don’t fret the weather in Utah. Often you will get to drive right along next to the rain and never get wet. Other times it can be so dry that you will have a wonderful rain storm happening right overhead and the rain never reaches the ground. We drove through Monument Valley years ago and had a t-storm raging right over our head for 15 miles and never got a drop on us. You could see the rain pouring out of the clouds and drying up about 300 feet above the ground. Lots of lightning and thunder sans the rain.

If anyone attempts the 95 or 276 routes I suggest a wet vest in the desert. Daytime temps will approach 110-115 in that area. A wet vest will make the trip very comfortable.

Have a great time on Utah! It is my favorite riding area in the country. They should just declare all parts of the state south and east of the interstates as Utah National Park and call it good.

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