Yes, it’s spring. Has been for two weeks. But that hasn’t stopped yet another major winter storm from hitting Utah. Hard.
According to the National Weather Service, the state is going to turn white again this week. And Utahns shouldn’t expect relief until Wednesday.
A winter storm warning for much of the state remains in effect until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, and a lot of snow is expected:
• 5-10 inches in the valleys along the Wasatch Front, Tooele Valley and Bear River Valley — with 15-18 inches possible in some areas.
• 10-20 inches on the northern slopes of the Uintas, with up to 30 inches possible in some areas.
• 2-3 feet in the northern mountains, with more than 4 feet possible in the Cottonwoods and in the mountains in Davis County.
• 1-2 feet in other mountains throughout Utah, with the exception of the southeastern part of the state.
The average snowfall for the entire month of April in the Salt Lake City area is 2.9 inches.
There is “high” avalanche danger in the Uintas, according to the Utah Avalanche Center, and “considerable” danger in the mountains near Salt Lake, Provo, Ogden and Logan.
Breaks in the snowfall are expected, and “daytime sun will limit valley snow accumulations.” The worst travel conditions will be overnight.
Snow will continue through “at least” Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. It snarled the Monday morning commute, and it’s also expected to mess with both the Monday evening and Tuesday morning commutes. There’s even a chance it could affect the drives on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning because “more snow is possible Wednesday across northern Utah.”
In the Salt Lake City area, high temperatures of about 30 are expected through Wednesday, with overnight lows in the upper teens to mid-20s.
According to the National Weather Service, more snow is expected along the Wasatch Front on Wednesday — and there is “some potential for lake enhanced precipitation downwind” of the Great Salt Lake. Plus, it’s going to stay cold through the middle of the week across the state, with temperatures below freezing “across all valleys” all the way south to the St. George area.
Gradual warming is in the forecast beginning Thursday, but temperatures will remain well below normal — 59-60 — for this time of year. The forecast highs for the Salt Lake City area are in the upper 30s on Thursday, the mid-40s on Friday, and the low 50s on Saturday and Sunday.
In St. George — where the normal highs are 72-73 — the forecast is for temperatures in the low to mid-50s through Wednesday and the mid-60s on Thursday, with lows in the low to mid-30s. It’s expected to be above normal this weekend — 74 on Friday, 79 on Saturday and 82 on Sunday, with lows from in the 40s.
from The Salt Lake Tribune https://ift.tt/3aAiyT0
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