Utah's snowpack will get at least one more boost before warmer and drier conditions return, but the next storm could also cause some commute impacts.
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — Utah 's snowpack has received a welcomed boost over the past week, and some areas could receive moisture from at least one more storm before warmer and drier conditions return.
</p><p>The latest storm was brewing off the Pacific Northwest coast on Tuesday, but it's forecast to make its way into northern Utah by late Wednesday before a stronger one pushes through the state later in the day and into Thursday, said KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson.</p><p>Scattered showers are forecast throughout the first half of Thursday, but Johnson said those will begin to die down by the evening. He added that some lingering showers are possible afterward, especially in the eastern Utah mountaintops.</p><p><h2>Storm accumulations</h2></p><p>The National Weather Service notes that 4 to 10 inches of snow could fall across the Wasatch Mountains by early Friday, according to a projection model updated on Tuesday. The model added there's about a 26% probability that places like Alta will receive a foot of snow.</p><p>Johnson said bench areas could receive 1 to 3 inches of snow, while valley communities could end up with a trace of snow up to an inch or 2.</p><p>Any snow will eventually switch over to rain. KSL Weather models indicate the storm also has the potential to deliver as much as
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