When will hot weather end in Utah? New NOAA forecast released

(NEXSTAR) – An exceptionally hot summer is likely to transition into a steamy fall, a long-range forecast released Thursday indicates.

The Climate Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service, released an updated three-month weather outlook with broad predictions for the continental U.S. and Alaska.

Unfortunately for those living through a brutally hot summer, there appears to be little relief in store between now and October. Every single state is at least partially leaning toward above-average temperatures for the end of summer and start of fall.

The Northeast and the Four Corners states have particularly high chances (60%-70%) of seeing hotter-than-normal weather the next three months.

The majority of Utah is in the heart of a large mass of above-average heat, while a small portion of the northwestern part of the state will see a slightly lesser chance of hotter-t...