TL;DR: Keep it Coming
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Nowcast:
WOW. Cool storm that came through the valley, we got somewhere between 8-12 mm (0.3 to 0.5 inches) of snow-water-equivalent at the Mountain Meteorology (MTMET) site on campus since noon yesterday:
Precipitation Comparison via MTMET - Precip Compare
The National Weather Service summarized snow totals in the hills between 2-7 inches via (https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSSLC&e=202403130239):
...The following are snow and rain reports from 8 am this morning to 8 pm this evening... ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon/Elev (ft.) ...Wasatch Mountains South of I-80... Alta - Collins 7.0 in 0400 PM 03/12 40.58N/111.64W Snowbird 6.0 in 0340 PM 03/12 40.57N/111.65W Alta - Udot 6.0 in 0423 PM 03/12 40.59N/111.64W Canyons Village at Park City 4.0 in 0354 PM 03/12 40.66N/111.57W Brighton - Crest 4.0 in 0409 PM 03/12 40.59N/111.58W Solitude 3.0 in 0416 PM 03/12 40.62N/111.59W Sundance 3.0 in 0433 PM 03/12 40.37N/111.58W Big Cottonwood - Spruces 2.0 in 0411 PM 03/12 40.64N/111.64W Park City Mountain 2.0 in 0421 PM 03/12 40.61N/111.54W
Short term:
One model output has winds shifting from the current northwest pattern into easterlies through Wednesday night into Friday morning. Temperatures will remain cool and forecast suggests minimal precipitation until the next pulse Saturday afternoon:
NAM forecast via: Spotwx.com
NAM forecast via: Spotwx.com
4-6" locally for the Wasatch Front through Saturday Morning, via NWS: https://www.weather.gov/slc/winter
Long term:
A closed low rotates CYCLONICALLY (CCW) (I think, https://www.weather.gov/media/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/Miscellaneous/cyclones_anticyclones/cyclones.pdf) to the southwest of Utah. This could bring unsettled weather and precipitation, details TBD.
Forecast loop via: https://www.pivotalweather.comBackcountry comments:
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 here: Utah Avalanche Center
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