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Utahns can expect a frigid New Year’s Eve

The forecast low on Friday night in Salt Lake City is just 10 degrees.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City covered in fresh snow on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.

The storm that brought snow squalls, caused dozens of crashes and turned much of Utah white on Monday has moved out of the state, but there are several more headed in to take its place this week.

There is a chance of snow Wednesday and Thursday in Salt Lake City, but only a couple of inches at most are expected, according to the National Weather Service.

The mountains could see a foot or more. The Utah Avalanche Center has issued a backcountry avalanche warning through 6 a.m. on Sunday. Avalanche danger is high in the mountains near Salt Lake City, Logan, Ogden and Provo, as well as in the Uintas and Skyline-area mountains.

The best chance for more accumulation in the valleys — 1-3 inches in Salt Lake City — is New Year’s Eve, according to the weather service. The benches could see 2-5 inches, and the city will see frigid temperatures.

The forecast low on Friday night in Salt Lake City is just 10 degrees, followed by a forecast high of about 21 degrees on New Year’s Day. Saturday night will be even colder — the forecast low is 9 — and Sunday’s forecast high is 30.

The frigid temperatures are expected to stretch all the way to southern Utah, where rain, sometimes mixed with snow, is likely in St. George each day this week through Friday. Daytime highs in the low to mid-40s are expected, along with overnight lows in the low to mid-30s. The forecast low there on New Year’s Eve is 19.

New Year’s Day there should be sunny and cold, with a high of 34, according to the National Weather Service.