Snow isn't over yet. Utah's spring looks a lot like winter.
06/05/2024 16:52
A winter storm warning remains in effect in the mountains of northern Utah, and snow and cold overnight temperatures will continue in the valleys through midweek, according to the National Weather Service.
A "cold, unsettled pattern will continue through midweek across much of the region," according to the weather service, bringing "significant northern mountain snow accumulations." As much as 8-18 inches are expected in the Wasatch Mountains and the western Uintas, where the winter storm warning continues until noon on Tuesday. The affected area includes Alta, Brighton, Mantua, Logan Summit, the Mirror Lake Highway and Moon Lake. Winter driving conditions are expected "across most mountain routes," according to the weather service. And that warning "may need to be extended" past Tuesday.
A mix of rain and snow is expected below 4,500 feet; it'll be mostly snow above 4,500 feet.
And the snow at lower elevations and unseasonably cold temperatures that surprised many Utahns on Sunday aren't over yet, either. In Salt Lake City, there's a chance of rain mixed with snow on Monday. And on Tuesday, although the forecast is for rain during the day, that is expected to turn to a rain/snow mix on Tuesday night.
There's also about a 30% chance of lake effect snow south and east of the Great Salt Lake on Wednesday.
A high of 55 is expected on Monday — 14 degrees below normal for this time of year — with an overnight low of 40. But it will get colder in the next couple of days: a high of 49 and an overnight low of 37 on Tuesday, and 52/38 on Wednesday. (The normal overnight low is 48-49.) Temperatures will begin warming after that: 62/43 on Thursday; 68/47 on Friday; and 72/51 on Saturday, a degree higher than normal for that date.
The first day of spring was almost seven weeks ago, but it will be positively wintry at higher elevations through midweek. In Park City, there's snow in the forecast through Wednesday, with daytime highs in upper 30s and low 40s and overnight lows ranging from the mid-20s to about the freezing point.
It's a different story in southern Utah — nothing but blue skies in the forecast through the weekend, with temperatures on the upswing: 72 on Monday; 80 on Tuesday; 72 on Wednesday; 78 on Thursday; 83 on Friday; 87 on Saturday; and 91 on Sunday, with lows in the upper 40s to upper 50s. (Normal highs are 81-83; normal lows are 52-54.)
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