Sunny D, Sunny Week.

 

TL;DR:

I Spy With My Little Eye.. Clear Skies that are Blue and Dry.

Nowcast:

If you were outside yesterday or took the dog for a morning walk you might have put an extra jacket on to handle the cold front that passed through Salt Lake City. Valley temperatures are in the low teens and it’s cooler in the parking lots at your favorite skin track or lift line. 

Short term:

Expect today to be similar to yesterday. Twitter is a mess from frantic Elon-emails, and that’s more exciting than the current upper air setup. (Unless you’re in Buffalo/New York and getting feet of snow).

For Utah, Salt Lake, and our favorite Cottonwoods: Mostly clear skies for today, calm winds from valleys and parking lots up to the ridges. Could have some winds from the North at the higher chairs and lunch spots.. keep that windbreaker or extra layer in your pack if you need it.

Enjoy the sun while it’s shining, sunglasses and some SPF will help your day. If skies are clear in the parking lot get your dark lenses out.

Roads should be okay with steady temperatures below freezing, expect ice in the usual spots but relatively clear heading up the canyons.

NAM output courtesy www.spotwx.com, low teens for 'boots on' in the parking lot.. near freezing when chairs stop spinning

Long term:

More of the same this weekend. There’s a low pressure system parked in the Alaskan peninsula, as it marches eastward and makes landfall our Wasatch range could see a light refresh of precipitation.

Timing is down the road and amounts are To Be Determined (TBD) if the arctic air mass continues to be our air-source expect cooler temperatures.

Long range models have Wednesday in sight for a light refill. Great time for beacon practice in the meantime.

Water Vapor courtesy: https://a.atmos.washington.edu/
When will the low move east? Bring us the POW

Backcountry comments:

Today’s recycled powder could cause issues if it continues to cool and facet.. get the goods while you can, more important: check the forecast. Bring your gear, learn how it works, and practice.  

If you will be traveling in the backcountry make sure you have the proper equipment and know before you go. For the whole avalanche forecast and all things avalanche head over to our friends at the Utah Avalanche Center.