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The new snow is mostly departing Sunday, but high winds are on the way, and the avalanche dangers will stick around.
The Sunday morning snow factored into 121 crashes along the Wasatch Front, 19 of which resulted in injuries, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. The most serious of those injuries were neck and back pain, the UHP added in a news release.
In the release, UHP cautioned drivers to "slow down, give themselves extra time to get to where they are going, and increase their following distance… [and] if they see emergency vehicles working a crash on the side of the road, please slow down and give them space to work."
The snowfall is expected to taper off later Sunday, but light, additional accumulations are possible through Sunday night in the mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
But Sunday afternoon and evening are expected to be windy, with northwest winds gusting to 50 mph. The strongest winds will be near Fremont Junction on Interstate 70, and there will be strong cross winds on State Route 10, according to the weather service.
On Monday, light snow might still persist in the northern mountains.
The Utah Avalanche Center warns of dangerous avalanche conditions on Sunday, with the mountains around Provo, Salt Lake and Ogden at a high risk for slides. The Uintas, Logan and Skyline mountains are at a considerable risk, while the Moab and Abajo mountains are at a moderate risk, according to the center.
The same ratings apply Monday, except that Provo, Salt Lake and Ogden's will improve to "considerable," according to the center's forecast.
Air quality around the state is a mixed bag on Sunday. Cache County's air is unhealthy for sensitive groups, while Box Elder, Duchesne, Uintah and Weber counties have moderate air quality, according to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality.
But on Monday, all of those areas join the rest of the state's healthy rating.
Salt Lake City can expect a high temperature Sunday of 40 degrees, followed by 37 on Monday. St. George, meanwhile, can expect highs in the low 50s both days.
For more detailed forecast information, visit The Salt Lake Tribune's weather page.
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