Active Weather for the West, Warming in the East

The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >

Overview

A cold Pacific storm system produced significant to heavy snow across portions of eastern Utah and western Colorado mostly within a 24-hour period from Saturday, January 20th to Sunday, January 21st. Snow began falling across northeast Utah Saturday morning, and generally spread south-southeast across the region during the day Saturday and into Sunday. Blowing snow was common in many areas. Snowfall persisted into Sunday night mainly over some northwest facing mountain slopes. Some lower elevation precipitation began as rain on Saturday, then changed over to snow behind the cold front.

Storm Total Snowfall (January 20 - 22, 2018)


Highway 40 on Rabbit Ears Pass (Photo: CDOT)	Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass (Photo: CDOT)	Highway 50 on Monarch Pass (Photo: CDOT)

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Highway 145 near Telluride (Photo: CDOT)	Silverton, Colorado (Photo: CDOT)	Flaming Gorge, Utah (Photo: Flaming Gorge Resort)	Castle Valley, Utah (Photo: Perpetual-Motion.com)