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Utah will have a snowy weekend as a pair of storms hits the state, making driving conditions difficult and heightening the danger of avalanches.

State Road 92 was closed Saturday morning at the mouth of American Fork Canyon because an avalanche had covered the roadway during an overnight closure. The estimated reopening time is 5 p.m.

The National Weather Service says a strong cold front will bring accumulating snow to northern Utah and portions of central Utah on Saturday during the day and to the central and portions of the southern portions of the state at night.

Predicted snow accumulations are 8 to 16 inches in the central mountains of Utah and 10 to 20 inches in the Wasatch Mountains, the western Uinta mountains, the Wasatch Plateau and the Book Cliffs.

The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a backcountry avalanche warning effective through 6 a.m. Sunday for all the northern mountains of the state.

The warning does not apply to ski areas where avalanche hazard reduction measures are performed.

The center says the danger of snowslides also is high on slopes in the central part of Utah.

A stronger storm will arrive in the Beehive State on Sunday afternoon and widespread snowfall is likely across southern and central Utah late in the day through Monday, the weather service says.

The snowfall totals could reach 1 to 3 feet in the southern mountains through Monday night.

And on Monday morning, St. George can expect rain turning to snow.

Highs in the Wasatch Front on Saturday are predicted to be in the 30s to about 40, with a few inches of snow accumulation in many valley areas. On Sunday, the temperatures will top out in the mid 20s to 30, the weather service says.

St. George will see a highs of about 60 on Saturday and about 50 on Sunday.

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