Winter storm warnings, advisories issued; cold front to snap Utah’s record warmth
Oct 17, 2024, 7:30 AM | Updated: 9:40 am
Tara Biggerstaff hikes with her sons Cooper, 7, on the left and Brady, 9, while the sun shines in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
(Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s run of record warmth and late summer-like temperatures is coming to an end, as an incoming storm is forecast to bring below-normal temperatures and mountain snow.
The National Weather Service issued its first winter storm warning for the season on Wednesday ahead of a storm that could potentially deliver over a foot of snow in multiple Utah mountain ranges. The agency also issued a winter weather advisory for other ranges.
Valley communities are expected to receive plenty of rain on Thursday and Friday, too.
“It’s going to feel a lot more fall-like around here,” said KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson.
Storm timing and accumulations
The first large storm of the season is arriving in Utah from the Pacific Northwest. A few small showers are also possible on Wednesday, but the much larger system is forecast to arrive on Thursday.
Updated models now suggest that it will produce showers across northern Utah and the Wasatch Front beginning in the early morning and possibly during the morning commute, Johnson said.
“It’s going to be a one-two punch, with the first punch being kind of on the weaker side,” he said. “That will have light valley rain and mountain snow above 9,000 feet.”
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