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A cycle of wind-whipped storms brought valley rains and high mountain snowfall to northern Utah as the new work week got underway.
The wet pulses rolling into the Wasatch Front from the Pacific Northwest made for a slick commute Monday morning, with winds of 15-25 mph expected to continue well into the afternoon.
Maybe, as the novelist Susan Ertz suggested, it's all a test for the soul. "Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy day," she once wrote.
Monday night was forecast to bring a reprieve from such thoughts and showers alike. But cloud cover will build anew through Tuesday morning ahead of more precipitation and gusty conditions by the afternoon and through the evening hours.
High temperatures in the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys will range in the low- to mid-50s, while overnight lows will dip into the upper-30s.
Southern Utahns will get all of the storm system's winds and cooler temperatures, but dodge the rain and snow. After Monday's 10-20 mph winds and highs in the low- to mid-70s, Tuesday in Utah's Dixie will dawn in the mid- to upper-40s before once more reaching the upper-70s.
The cold rain may bring some sodden misery, but its does scrub the skies of pollution. The Utah Division of Air Quality rated the entire state in the "green," or healthy category through Tuesday.
The Intermountain Allergy & Asthma website reported that sagebrush and mold began Monday "high" on its pollen index, but the rains likely will lessen the impact of those allergens.
For more extensive forecast information, visit The Salt Lake Tribune's weather page at: http//www.sltrib.com/weather/.
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