Under a light southwest flow, the Ogden area mountains picked up another 4 to 5” of snow overnight. Storm totals are now 20" with over 2 inches of water at Snowbasin and probably in the Ben Lomond area. (as of 7 am, the Snotel sites haven't updated for 12 hours, so we are missing some data there). The southwesterly winds are light this morning - averaging 5 to 15 mph, with just Mt Ogden averaging 25, and gusting to 35 mph. Temperatures are in the low to upper 20s, finally cooling to below freezing at 6,000'.
Today: continued light to moderate snow, with the cold front arriving this afternoon. Snow through early this afternoon will be heaviest in areas favoring southwest flow, with 4 to 8” possible. The cold front arriving this afternoon will bring a period of heavier snow, continuing into the overnight hours, with an additional 3 to 6” overnight in areas favored by northwest flow.
Winds will remain from the southwest, averaging 10 to 20 mph at times, with gusts to 30. Highest peaks will average 35 mph, with gusts in the 40s at times.
Temperatures will continue their cooling trend, and remain in the twenties today, before dropping into the teens tonight.