Forecast for the Moab Area Mountains
Issued by Max Forgensi for
Monday, March 4, 2013
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Special AnnouncementsThe Utah Avalanche Center-Moab will be updating this forecast on Wednesday morning, March 6th.
Early Monday morning, the La Sal's received an additional 0.7" of H20 (7" in the parking lot, expect 10" up higher) while the Abajos once again was shined with 0".
If you are heading up to the mountains of southeast Utah the next couple of days, click HERE to go to Moab's Mountain Weather Page to NOWCAST.
San Juan County will be heading up either this afternoon or Tuesday morning to plow to the trailheads. LUNA will be looking for volunteers to groom by mid-week.
Recent AvalanchesFor 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!
Today: Snow showers with areas of blowing snow before 2pm, then scattered snow showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. High near 34. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph.
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