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Utah weather: Spring snow expected to continue through midweek

A winter storm warning is in effect for Utah’s northern mountains.

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snow blankets the mountains in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Spring snow and cold overnight temperatures are expected to continue in the valleys through at least Tuesday this week.

  | May 6, 2024, 2:52 p.m.
| Updated: 5:17 p.m.

A winter storm warning remains in effect in northern Utah’s mountains, with snow and cold overnight temperatures expected to continue in the valleys through midweek, according to the National Weather Service.

As much as 8-18 inches of snow are expected in the Wasatch Mountains and the western Uintas, where the winter storm warning continues until noon on Tuesday. The affected area includes Alta, Brighton, Mantua, Logan Summit, the Mirror Lake Highway and Moon Lake.

Winter driving conditions are expected “across most mountain routes,” according to the weather service. And that warning “may need to be extended” past Tuesday.

A mix of rain and snow is expected below 4,500 feet; it’ll be mostly snow above 4,500 feet.

In Salt Lake City, rain mixed with snow was possible Monday. And on Tuesday, although the forecast calls for rain during the day, that is expected to turn into a rain/snow mix on Tuesday night.

There’s also about a 30% chance of lake-effect snow south and east of the Great Salt Lake on Wednesday.

Salt Lake City’s forecast high of 55 on Monday was 14 degrees below normal for this time of year. But it will get colder in the next couple of days.

On Tuesday, a high of 49 and overnight low of 37 was expected, followed by a high of 52 and overnight low of 38 on Wednesday. (The normal overnight low right now is 48-49 degrees.)

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Snow covers a branch during a snowstorm in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Spring snow is expected to continue through midweek.

Temperatures will begin warming after that, with highs of 62, 68 and 72 forecast on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, respectively.

The first day of spring was almost seven weeks ago, but it will be positively wintry at higher elevations through midweek. In Park City, there’s snow in the forecast through Wednesday, with daytime highs in upper 30s and low 40s, as well asand overnight lows ranging from the mid-20s to about the freezing point.

In southern Utah, nothing but blue skies is in the forecast through the weekend, with forecast highs on the upswing: 80 on Tuesday; 72 on Wednesday; 78 on Thursday; 83 on Friday; 87 on Saturday; and 91 on Sunday.