Most of President’s Day weekend will be gorgeous in Utah — sunny and unseasonably warm. Until Monday, that is, when a winter storm is expected to drop snow on most, if not all, of the state.
In Salt Lake City, it will be about 50 on Saturday and Sunday, 5-10 degrees above normal, according to the National Weather Service. However, temperatures will drop to the mid-30s and the first of “several bands of precipitation” is expected Monday morning, with additional bands arriving through Wednesday.
(National Weather Service) The weather is expected to turn from springlike this weekend back to winter on Monday.
There’s a 70% chance of snow on Monday, and there could be 2-4 inches of accumulation in northern Utah valleys. It’s going to get a lot colder — expect highs in the upper 20s to about 30 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — and there’s at least a slight chance of snow on each of those days.
Overnight lows will be frigid: 18 on Monday, 12 on Tuesday, and 12 on Wednesday.
In northern Utah mountains, snow accumulations “are looking to stay under a foot, but not by much,” according to the National Weather Service. Although not a lot of additional snow is expected on Tuesday, winds could " lead to blowing snow concerns along I-80.”
There could even be some snow Monday in southern Utah. After sunny skies and highs in the mid-60s on Saturday and Sunday, temperatures will drop to the mid-50s on Monday in St. George — and there’s a 40% chance of rain mixed with snow, continuing into Monday night. The sun will return on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but daytime highs will be in the mid- to upper 40s and overnight lows will dip into the 20s.
According to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, air quality will be green/good across the state.
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