- Salt Lake County extends cool zone hours at five recreation centers due to heat.
- Centers offer air-conditioned spaces until 8 p.m. on Sunday.
- Temperatures forecast to exceed 100 degrees, prompting an extreme heat warning until Tuesday.
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County is amending its Sunday hours at a handful of public buildings to help residents stay cool with record-breaking heat in the forecast.
Salt Lake County typically runs limited hours at its recreation centers on Sunday, which typically end by 3 p.m. in most cases. However, five recreation centers across the Salt Lake Valley will remain partially open as a "cool zone" through 8 p.m. this Sunday.
"Centers will be designating specific cool zones within the facility during normal operating hours for guests to escape the heat without having to purchase full access to the entire recreation center," county officials said. "Not all recreation center amenities will be available during extended cool zone hours on Sunday."
The five locations are:
- Northwest Recreation Center (1255 Clark Ave. in Salt Lake City). Cool zone only from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Taylorsville Recreation Center (4948 S. 2700 West). Cool zone only from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- JL Sorenson Recreation Center (5350 W. Main in Herriman). Cool zone only from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Dimple Dell Recreation Center (10670 S. 1000 East in Sandy). Cool zone only from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Salt Lake City Sports Complex (645 S. Guardsman Way). Cool zone only from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Triple-digit temperatures are forecast throughout the Salt Lake Valley and other valleys across the state this weekend. The National Weather Service forecasts temperatures in Salt Lake City reaching as high as 106 degrees on Sunday, which would be a daily record and 1 degree off its highest temperature ever recorded since 1874.
The agency issued an extreme heat warning. Meteorologists and healthcare experts recommend that people stay out of the sun and stay in air-conditioned rooms as much as possible, especially during the heat of the day.
There are several more cool zones located across Salt Lake County, of which the county maintains a map. Cool zones have air-conditioned space and seating for residents to escape the heat. Some have water and water bottle filling stations to keep people hydrated.
However, many sites will remain closed on Sunday.
For example, all of the Salt Lake City Public Library locations are on the county map, but officials told KSL that they don't plan to make adjustments to their weekend schedules. All of the system's locations will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, but only its main library (210 E. 400 South) operates on Sunday. It's open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The weather service's warning lasts through early Tuesday. High temperatures are forecast to remain in the upper 90s for most of the week, with an increasing chance for scattered showers.
