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After a bout of weekend snow, Utahns should prepare for a mild and dry workweek

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune
Dylan Gregorsen and Sheri Bigelow cross country ski past the state capitol building in Salt Lake City after an overnight snowstorm, Sunday, March 4, 2018.

Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune Dylan Gregorsen and Sheri Bigelow cross country ski past the state capitol building in Salt Lake City after an overnight snowstorm, Sunday, March 4, 2018.

After Sunday’s snowfall across much of Utah, temperatures and conditions will change Monday, making for a dry and mild workweek, the National Weather Service forecast.

The higher temperatures also should help melt some of the snow dumped by a storm system that started late Saturday night and continued into Sunday morning.

In the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys, Salt Lake City received about 10.5 inches of snow — about 5 inches less than Millcreek, which recorded the highest snowfall in those areas.

Logan recorded the most snow in the Cache Valley area, with 10.5 inches as of 2 p.m. Sunday, while Bountiful got the brunt of snowfall in the northern Wasatch Front with 14 inches.

In southwest Utah, Cedar City got just under 3 inches of snow, while it only rained at Zion National Park, according to the National Weather Service.

As snow moved into the state, Utah Highway Patrol troopers responded to at least 188 crashes throughout Salt Lake, Utah, Davis and Weber counties, the agency reported.

The weekend storm also brought with it heightened avalanche danger around Logan and Salt Lake City, with considerable danger near Ogden, the Uintas, Provo and Skyline, according to the Utah Avalanche Center.

Snow is expected to taper throughout Sunday night and into Monday, with isolated flurries and snow in some areas.

Because of a high pressure system that’s been building over Utah and southwest Wyoming, temperatures will begin to rise Monday, and conditions will be dry, according to the National Weather Service.

Salt Lake City’s high is expected to hit 41 degrees Monday, and rise to 58 by Thursday. Forecasts tell a similar story for Park City, Alta and Evanston, which are all predicted to have temperatures in the mid- to high-40s by Thursday.

Temperatures in St. George are expected to climb from a high of 58 on Monday to 72 on Thursday, forecasters predict.