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The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports a toasty 37 ºF this morning and there is 84"of total snow. Temperatures are hovering right around freezing, currently 31 ºF at the 9700' CSI Logan Peak weather station, and south winds are averaging around 26 mph, with gusts in the mid 50s. If you're up early you might find some supportable, "corn snow", but the surface refreeze is superficial since mountain temperatures did not drop below freezing overnight. The saturated snow in many areas will soften earlier today than it did yesterday, and you should leave steep terrain if you start sinking into wet snow.
A weak disturbance will produce isolated to widely scattered showers today. A moist cold front will cross the area late tonight into Saturday morning, bringing low elevation rain and accumulating mountain snow. High pressure returns to start the week before a stronger and colder storm system arrives mid-week with snow possible to the northern Utah valley floors.
We could see some snow showers in the mountains this afternoon, but it will be partly sunny today. High temperatures at 8500' are expected to be around 43 ºF, with 15 mph southwest wind. Snow showers are likely late tonight, with 1 to 3 inches possible. Low temperatures around 27 ºF are expected, with 8 to 14 mph southwest winds, veering from the northwest after midnight. Snow showers are expected tomorrow morning, with 1 to 3 inches possible. High temperatures are expected to be near 38ºF, and 9 to 16 mph west wind.
Numerous fairly large natural wet avalanches are apparent on the big, east facing avalanche paths on the west side of Cache Valley in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness. Wet loose avalanches, entraining recent storm snow occurred with solar warming, mostly on Wednesday, although a few may have also run during the heat of the day yesterday.
On Saturday, 3/30/19, two riders were caught, carried, and partially buried in the Whites Canyon Area just north of the Idaho State Line in the Franklin Basin Area. Luckily, there were no injuries. See report
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