Local News Hour | November 13, 2026
Local News Hour

Local News Hour | November 13, 2026

B1IntermediateNovember 13, 202650 min

Utah State University professor Scott Hotaling shares findings from Summit County climate change report, Summit County Clerk Malena Stevens discusses the recent election, ballot processing and her plans for 2027 and U.S. Postal Service Customer Relation Coordinator Christian Johnston has details on Operation Santa, which lets locals provide holiday cheer to families in need.

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Well, let's see what's in store for our weather this weekend and whether it's going to be cold enough for maybe we'll see some snow.

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KPCW news time is 8.06. You're listening to the local news hour. Well, let's see what's in store for our weather this weekend and whether it's going to be cold enough for maybe we'll see some snow. Happy Friday, KPCW listeners. It's time for your forecast for the Wazatch back on this Friday. And folks, our changes are here. Yeah, we're going to be looking at big changes as we go throughout this weekend.

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Let's talk about today. We're going to be seeing a southerly flow as high pressure moves away. away. That's gonna mean a southerly breeze throughout the area still on the mouth side with that southerly wind. So we'll see highs in the mid fifties in Park City. Highs will climb into the upper fifties in the Hebrew Valley.

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Clouds will be on the increase throughout the day, and there's a very slim chance of an isolated shower. But I think most of us will stay dry across the wassach back during the day today. Now rain chances start to arrive tonight and we'll be seeing that rain chance continuing to increase

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