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It's raining in Cache Valley this morning and several inches of snow fell at upper elevations in the Bear River Range overnight, with the rain/snow line around 8500' and temperatures only gradually dropping. A warm, moist, and windy Pacific storm, tapping an "atmospheric river", will impact the Logan Zone this weekend. More snow and rain is expected in the mountains today, and wet, increasingly windy conditions will persist through the weekend. Heightened avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry. Wet activity is possible today, and I expect increasing danger of storm snow and wind slab avalanches as we head into the weekend.

• The Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reports 4" of new snow with .5" SWE. It's 33°F, and there is 70" of total snow (82% average SWE).
• The UDOT weather station at Hwy 89 Logan Summit reports 32°F with 5 to 10 mph northwest wind.

This morning's IR sat. image showing the developing storm with plenty of moisture.

Other than expected shallow wind slab activity in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness with Moday's blow, no other avalanches were reported recently.

A moist, warm, and increasingly windy Pacific storm will impact the Logan Zone this weekend. Several inches of snow is likely at upper elevations, while abundant rain will fall in Cache Valley. Southwest winds will increase significantly in the mountains tomorrow.

• Today: Snow showers. High near 39. West wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
• Tonight: A chance of snow showers before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
• Saturday: Showers. High near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 16 to 21 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

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