Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
Issued by Max Forgensi for
Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
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Special AnnouncementsI hope everyone is enjoying their President's Day Weekend in southeast Utah. The Utah Avalanche Center-Moab will update this advisory on Wednesday, February 20th. Observers continue to report of decent skiing conditions below treeline and wind hammered slopes above treeline. The sun is definitely starting to affect those south and west aspects as well.
For those who would like to take a look at observations posted across the La Sal and Abajo Mountains, click HERE. Thank you to everyone that keeps contributing!
For those heading out the next couple of days, go to our Mountain Weather Page to NOWCAST current weather conditions and snow totals.
Washington's Birthday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West southwest wind around 15 mph becoming south in the evening.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday: Snow. High near 26. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
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