Currently: An additional 4-6" of snow fell overnight, containing about an inch of water. Storm totals since Wednesday are 20-24" with 3-4.5" of water. Yesterday's rain/snow line was about 7500'. Fortunately temperatures have begun to decrease after the very mild day on Thursday, and most mountain temperatures are in the 20's F, with a few low elevation stations still in the low 30's F. Many anemometers have rimed, so gauging winds is difficult, but winds are out of the south/southwest and have diminished overnight, with averages in the teens at the few stations still reporting wind speeds.

Today/Tonight: South/southwest winds should continue to remain light this morning, but increase in speed this afternoon ahead of a strong cold front this evening when they switch to the northwest. Temperatures will be in the 20's and low 30's. Snowfall should begin later this afternoon, with 6-10" possible by Saturday morning.

It has been a wet February so far! The graph below from 8000' at Snowbasin shows 5" of accumulated water since the beginning of the month (although add an inch to those numbers fro overnight). It has also been quite windy, with several long-duration wind events from the south/southwest. This combination of wind and water weight has put a significant load on the snowpack.