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Utah is in for a cold weekend, accompanied by high winds in the southern part of the state and avalanche danger in the northern and central areas.
The National Weather Service is predicting highs from near 20 to the mid-20s on Saturday and Sunday along much of the Wasatch Front. The temperature in Logan and the surrounding area will be colder, topping out near 15 on Saturday and 5 to 10 degrees on Sunday.
Overnight lows on Saturday in northern Utah are expected to be bone chilling: 5 to 10 degrees in the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys; zero to 5 degrees in Brigham City and Wendover; near zero in Lehi and Provo; and about 10 below zero in Logan and Park City. Lows on Sunday night are predicted to be just a few degrees higher.
In southern Utah, the St. George area will have highs in the mid 30 on Saturday and near 40 on Sunday, with lows near 20 both nights.
A high wind warning will be in effect until 4 a.m. Sunday for Utah's Dixie and Zion National Park. Northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts exceeding 60 mph will be strongest through Saturday morning before weakening a little, then ramping up again in the evening through early Sunday.
The area affected by the warning includes the Interstate 15 corridor from Washington to the Iron County line. St. George is not affected by the warning, the weather service says.
The winds could cause hazardous driving conditions especially for high profile vehicle and those with trailers. Residents in the warning area should store any loose outdoor decorations.
The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a warning about snowslides in the central Utah mountains, including the Manti-Skyline Plateau, outside of resort boundaries. The center said a high danger exists of "large and destructive avalanches" breaking to the ground and advises people to avoid being on or beneath steep mountain slopes in the backcountry.
In addition, the center issued a special advisory Saturday morning noting dangerous avalanche conditions in the mountains of northern Utah and southeast Idaho. The advisory does not include ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done.
For more extensive forecast information, visit the Tribune's weather page at http://sltrib.com/weather.
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