NOAA: 6-14 of Snow Forecast for Utah in the Next 3 Days

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Utah today including Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons.  The advisory goes into effect at 8pm tonight and remains in effect until 1pm on Wednesday.

The heaviest snow is forecast to come down tonight.

Alta and the Cottonwood ski resorts are forecast to see 6-10″ of snow while the Unitas should see 7-14″ of snowfall.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES FOR THE WASATCH
  MOUNTAINS...7 TO 14 INCHES FOR THE UINTA MOUNTAINS AND BOOK
  CLIFFS...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
  - NOAA Salt Lake City, UT

Snow levels are forecast to drop down to valley floors.

SNOW LEVELS COULD DIP TO THE WASATCH FRONT VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE
EVE BUT LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED OTHER THAN ON
GRASSY NON PAVEMENT SURFACES. - NOAA Salt Lake City, UT

No ski resorts are currently open in Utah, but hopefully this storm gets them a bit more to work with as they march towards opening days near Thanksgiving.

Utah Ski Resort Opening Dates for 2015/16:

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for UTAH:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
404 PM MST MON NOV 9 2015

WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUNTSVILLE...PARK CITY...HEBER CITY...
WOODRUFF...RANDOLPH...ALTA...BRIGHTON...MIRROR LAKE HIGHWAY...
SCOFIELD

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 1 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN
  VALLEYS...WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH THE WASATCH PLATEAU
  AND BOOK CLIFFS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES FOR THE WASATCH
  MOUNTAINS...7 TO 14 INCHES FOR THE UINTA MOUNTAINS AND BOOK
  CLIFFS...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...BEFORE BECOMING
  MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOUTH OF
  INTERSTATE 80...EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING
  HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE TURNING SHOWERY TUESDAY
  NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF IN ALL AREAS BY
  MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY
  HIGHER PASSES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 FROM PARLEYS SUMMIT EAST
  TO THE WYOMING BORDER...US-40 NEAR DANIELS SUMMIT AND
  STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR...AND US-6 NEAR SOLDIER SUMMIT.