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A fresh storm system will roll out of the Pacific Northwest and into northern and central Utah, bringing 1-2 feet of wind-whipped snow to the mountains by the midweek.
A Winter Storm Warning, beginning 4 p.m. Monday and running through 4 a.m. Wednesday, was in effect for the Wasatch and western Uintas mountains.
The National Weather Service also warned of winds gusting to 60 mph — with 80 mph or more possible along the high ridgelines — from Logan south through Brigham City, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Provo, Nephi and Price to Richfield.
The storm system began to drift into the region Monday with light snow, but the intensity of the precipitation was to strengthen by Tuesday morning and continue into early Wednesday morning.
The forecasts called for Salt Lake and Tooele valleys to mostly see rainfall over the next couple days, along with highs in the upper-40s, and low temperatures ranging from the upper-30s to low-40s.
It was a rainy forecast as well for southern Utah's valleys and deserts. Utah's Dixie expected highs in the upper-50s to low-60s, and overnight lows in the mid-40s, through Wednesday.
Gusty and wet weather is the friend of Utahns' lungs. The Utah Division of Air Quality gave "green," or healthy ratings to all monitoring districts through Tuesday except Duchesne and Uintah counties, which got grades ranging from "orange" (unhealthy for sensitive groups) to "yellow," or moderate for levels of particulate pollution.
However, the advent of more heavy snowfall had the Utah Avalanche Center issuing "considerable" risk warnings for the mountains above Logan, Ogden, Salt Lake and Provo, as well as the Uintas. Beginning Monday, the Skyline and Abajo districts were "moderate" for avalanche risk, while the mountains above Moab came in at "low."
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