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It’s snowing, and mountain temperatures resemble what winter should feel like. This morning and overnight, the winds have been well-behaved and from the southerly direction, with speeds of 5-10 mph gusting to 15 mph across the uppermost elevations. Current mountain temperatures range from 15-21 °F. Overnight, the mountains picked up roughly 4-7 inches of new snow containing 0.30-0.46 inches of water across the range. This low-density snow is what dreams are made of. Blower Pow!

Our current storm is a closed low-pressure system spinning counterclockwise around the City of Salt with the eye of the storm in Wendover. This means we should see light winds from the southerly direction for most of the day, with periodic snowfall that could be heavy at times (bands of snow) that could add another few inches to the storm totals. Mountain temperature will climb into the mid to low 20s °F before dropping into the teens °F overnight.

As the storm translates to our east, the winds will eventually veer to the northwest, allowing the Cottonwoods to take advantage of some orographic lift. Unsettled weather should last into Saturday before the storm moves off to the east and high pressure sets in.