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Rainy days AND Mondays? Was the Universe sniggering, or were those drenching storm clouds ushering in the Wasatch Front's new work week just what they used to call the blues?
Such days can get you down, the angelic-voiced Karen Carpenter admitted. But, like the 10-20 mph winds and widespread rainfall that will taper off by early Tuesday in the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys, it's all come and gone before.
By Tuesday afternoon, the clouds will clear and sunshine will push high temperatures into the mid- to upper-60s. That trend continues Wednesday, with highs hovering around 70 degrees.
So, perhaps Mumbai poet Sanober Khan has the better perspective: "What's a rainy day without some delicious coffee-flavoured loneliness?" she wrote.
That cup of dark roast with a dollop of cream, a bit of sugar and dash of cinnamon could be savored just as well in southern Utah. Monday there also dawned wet, accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning.
However, those southwest winds were forecast to keep daytime highs in the upper-70s both Monday and Tuesday, with clouds clearing and sunshine glowing off the red rocks on Tuesday. Wednesday will be clear, too, with highs for Utah's Dixie near 80 degrees.
Rain and wind are friends of the Utah Division of Air Quality, which graded the entire state as "green," or healthy stretching into the midweek.
The Intermountain Allergy & Asthma website reported that as of Monday no allergens rated real concern. Only sagebrush, chenopods and mold showed up in the pollen index at all, and they were deemed to be at "low" levels.
For more extensive forecast information, visit The Salt Lake Tribune's weather page at: http//www.sltrib.com/weather/.
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