Forecast - Utah Avalanche Center

Forecast for the Ogden Area Mountains

Issued by J.T. Robinson on
Wednesday morning, November 4, 2026

Winter creeps closer, but it's not here yet.

The late October storms dropped a lot of rain in the Ogden mountains, but left only a few inches of snow above 8500 feet in elevation. A stretch of sunshine and warm temperatures will settle in for the next several days, but overnight mountain temperatures should remain below freezing. We’ll keep our eyes on the shallow snow as it changes, melts, or persists, and post updates as conditions change.

We’ll kick off our regular forecasts once snow starts piling up.

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Weather and Snow

The recent storm dropped a lot of rain, but it left only 1-3 inches of snow at higher elevations above 8500 feet in elevation. Yesterday, we found mostly damp snow, but on northerly facing slopes above 9000 feet in elevation, some faceting occurred, and surface hoar formed on the snow surface after a cold night with clear skies.

Today’s storm is not expected to result in much precipitation, but temperatures will remain cold enough for snow at higher elevations. Afterwards, a long stretch of sunshine and warm temperatures will settle in. Overnight temperatures in the mountains should remain below freezing throughout this period of high pressure. We’ll keep our eyes on how the snow changes, melts, or persists with warm days and cold nights expected through the rest of the week and weekend.

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Ben Lomond North Face - 11/03/2026

Mt. Ogden North Face - 11/03/2026

It's never too early to start thinking about avalanches. Here are a few things to consider doing:

Learn online. We have over 5 hours of free online learning at the Know Before You Go website
Check out the upcoming in-person Know Before You Go events HERE
Sign up for an on-snow class
Check out the UAC's education progression HERE
Get your avalanche rescue gear ready for winter. Put fresh batteries in your transceiver and update the firmware. Inspect your shovel and probe. Get your airbag backpack ready by possibly doing a test deployment and updating the firmware if it is an electric version or getting your canister refilled if it's not electronic.

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