SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Happy weekend, Utah! An area of low pressure dipped in from the Pacific Northwest and we’ve seen periods of light snowfall and a band of snow set up for some in the state.
The cold front associated with this low-pressure system stalled over northern Utah and areas underneath it are getting steady. However, there will be light snow and minimal valley accumulations, and mountain totals should be in the 4-8″ range under the snow band. Snowfall of 1-4″ is expected from the Salt Lake Valley to roughly Fillmore with the higher totals in between the two. Areas outside of that won’t see much accumulating snowfall.
By this evening, snow will start to taper off as the low drifts west, weakening the front. A few lingering showers may stick around into Sunday morning before the system moves south toward southern California, pulling moisture out of the state.
Looking into next week, the low is expected to slowly crawl across Arizona between late Monday and Thursday. This will bring light snow to southern Utah, mainly around the Brian Head area and down across the Arizona Stateline, with snow likely through Tuesday. While there’s still some uncertainty about totals, accumulations should stay on the lighter side, with the mountains seeing a few inches of snow.
Midweek, a ridge over the west coast will nudge into northern Utah, bringing gradual warming. There’s still some question about the weather pattern later in the week, but there’s a decent chance of more active weather heading into next weekend.
We’ll continue to refine forecast as the storm nears and keep you up-to-date on the latest developments in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!
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