A potent atmospheric river will blast Utah’s northern mountains with heavy snowfall this weekend, adopted by a midweek system that brings extra snowfall statewide however with higher totals once more targeted up north. Anticipate quickly altering snow ranges, gusty winds, and a usually lively sample via the approaching week.A vigorous storm Friday night time via Sunday night time (1/31-2/2) will ship the heaviest accumulations to the northern mountains, fueled by a powerful westerly circulation of deep moisture. In a single day Friday into Saturday, colder air helps widespread snow throughout higher elevations, whereas decrease valleys might briefly see a combination and even freezing rain earlier than transitioning largely to rain. Snow ranges will start round 4,500–5,500 toes early Saturday earlier than climbing into Sunday, reaching round 6,500–7,000 toes in northern Utah and as much as 8,000–8,500 toes additional south, leading to more and more dense snow by Sunday. Under is the ECMWF 700mb temperature forecast displaying very marginal temperatures on the tail-end of the storm. This can be a heat, soupy storm with very dense snow:
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From late Sunday into Monday, precipitation steadily tapers because the moisture feed shifts northward, although pockets of high-density snow might linger within the mountains. Gusty west-southwest winds will stay potential at higher elevations via Monday, particularly close to ridgelines, creating occasional blowing snow. By Tuesday, a ridge of hotter air strikes in, resulting in well-above-average daytime temperatures and pretty dry situations, however breezy southwest winds might persist in components of central and southern Utah.The following storm system arrives Wednesday and continues into late week, bringing one other spherical of snow to the mountains, particularly within the north. Whereas this midweek wave seems barely much less potent than the weekend occasion, renewed snowfall over the Wasatch Vary is probably going, with quantities extra unsure throughout the south. Cooler air filters in behind this method, dropping snow ranges and favoring lighter-density snow on the finish of the interval. Longer-range indications counsel an lively storm monitor stays in place over the West, preserving periodic snowfall possibilities on the desk past the seven-day window.
Utah Ski Resorts 7-Day Snow Forecast Totals
-Powder Mountain: 23–41” whole (18–32” Fri night time (01/31) – Solar night time (02/02) + 5–9” Wed (02/05) – Thu (02/06))-Solitude/Brighton: 21–37” whole (14–24” Fri night time (01/31) – Solar night time (02/02) + 7–13” Tue night time (02/04) – Thu night time (02/06))-Alta/Snowbird: 20–36” whole (13–23” Fri night time (01/31) – Solar night time (02/02) + 7–13” Tue night time (02/04) – Thu night time (02/06))-Park Metropolis/Deer Valley: 16–28” whole (10–17” Fri night time (01/31) – Solar night time (02/02) + 6–11” Tue night time (02/04) – Thu night time (02/06))-Eagle Level: 6–12” Wed (02/05) – Fri night time (02/07)
