How much snow is headed to Utah this weekend? – Deseret News

Snow is expected to fall along the Wasatch Front starting late Friday and continuing to early Saturday morning.

“We’ve got a cold front headed in early tomorrow morning that should stall out over the Wasatch Front,” according to KSL-TV meteorologist Matt Johnson. “Accompanying this front will be a band of snow that will wobble between Salt Lake City and Nephi, highest totals likely to fall in Utah Valley.”

The band of snow will dissipate during the day Saturday. Sunday should be dry, but rain and snow will move southwest, potentially ending a more than 50-day dry streak in St. George on Monday, he said.

How much snow will fall?

Logan to Bountiful: 0-1″

Salt Lake City to Nephi: trace-3″

Logan mountains to Bountiful mountains: 1-3″

Salt Lake City mountains to Nephi mountains: 4-8″

Johnson said dry weather will resume next week and the next best chance for a storm is around Feb. 2.

Will ski resorts in West get snow?

A storm will work its way into the Rockies from the north this weekend and will stall over the Southwest through early next week, according to OpenSnow meteorologist Alan Smith.

“In the West, the main feature over the next week will be a cutoff low setting up over the Great Basin and Southwest. Snow totals during this stretch will be highest across Colorado, while the SoCal Mountains and the Southwest could see some respectable snowfall as well,” Smith said.

A cutoff low is a nearly stationary low-pressure or storm system that can bring consistent weather, usually with precipitation, for several days, according to OpenSnow.

Ski areas in Colorado like Steamboat and Howelsen Hill could see about 10″ of snow over the next five days, OpenSnow says.

The five-day forecast for Utah ski resorts predicts 8″ at Brighton and 7″ at Alta, while Snowbird, Solitude, Deer Valley, Park City and Sundance could get 6″ and Brian Head 4″.

Resorts in northern Utah are expected to receive little, if any, snow.