Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Wasatch mountains of Utah today including Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, and Solitude.
NOAA is forecasting 6-12″ of new snow for the Wasatch.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MIDDAY THURSDAY. GREATEST TOTALS ARE FORECAST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND ON SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. - NOAA Salt Lake, UT today
There are 7 ski resorts currently open in Utah:
- Alta
- Snowbird
- Brighton
- Solitude
- Park City
- Brian Head
- Snowbasin
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for UTAH:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1213 PM MST WED NOV 25 2015
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON...
MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST
THURSDAY...
* AFFECTED AREA...WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN UINTA
MOUNTAINS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
EXPECTED BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MIDDAY THURSDAY.
GREATEST TOTALS ARE FORECAST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND ON SOUTH
AND EAST FACING SLOPES.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THESE MOUNTAIN AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES... INTO
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL IMPACT PASSES BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON RESULTING IN LOCALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL INCLUDING THE
EVENING COMMUTE OVER PARLEYS SUMMIT ON I-80. LOCALLY SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS ROADS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO
THANKSGIVING MORNING. THOSE PLANNING THANKSGIVING TRAVEL
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.
