TL;DR:
After wrapping up an excellent weekend in the Wasatch Mountains, we get a break from snow as high pressure has taken over. Expect sun and higher temperatures over the next few days. We should start seeing some cloud cover and light flurries in the mountains on Wednesday-Friday. Our next large storm could be next week.
Currently, skies are clear, and mountain temperatures sit around 18 degrees at the bases and 13 degrees at the peaks. Today should be another sunny day in the mountains with temperatures reaching the low-mid 30s at the bases and mid-20s at the ridgelines. Solar aspects should get much warmer. Winds should be moderate, with sustained 20mph & gusts of 30mph at ridgelines.
Short-term:
Over the next week, a small, short-wave trough will pass to our north. This will bring increasing cloud cover starting Wednesday. I expect snow accumulation associated with this storm, around 4-6 inches through Friday, with possible increased accumulation in upper LCC. The bulk of the accumulation should happen on Thursday, and I expect the winds to stay relatively consistent at ~20G30 from the west.
Long-term:
The GFS has a stronger trough stalling on the coast of Northern California in the middle of next week. If this pans out, it would be a larger storm that would bring significant accumulation totals. However, the ECMWF does not have the trough as strong or show it stalling at the coast. I expect this all to change; check back for updates on these storms.
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