Within the past 36 hours, the mountains received a nice new coat of white paint. Snow totals range from 2.5 to 5.0 inches (0.20-0.75 water), with the Ogden Skyline winning in snowfall at 5 inches. The Ben Lomond site recorded 0.50 inches of snow water equivalent.

This morning, the southerly wind has picked up ahead of an approaching storm. Current wind speeds are from the southwest, blowing at 20-30 mph with gusts into the 30s and 40s across the upper elevation terrain. Mountain temperatures are also rising and range from 23-32 °F.

Today, we can expect warm air advection (warming temperatures) and strong southerly winds ahead of two small storms. The first piece of the storm should impact northern Utah late this morning, and we should see some snowfall starting around 11 a.m. Throughout the day, we could see anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of new higher-density snowfall. We could also see locally higher amounts in areas favored by a southwest flow (i.e., Ben Lomond).

We should see a brief lull in snowfall this afternoon as the first storm exits and the next arrives. However, the wind will remain from the southwest, averaging 15-30 mph with gusts into the 30s, 40s, and 50s across the upper elevations for the next 24 hours. The next wave of the storm will move in this evening, and we should see temperatures drop and snow densities decrease into Sunday. All said and done, we could see 7-13 inches (0.65-1.05 water) of new snow by Sunday morning.