Carter Williams is a reporter for KSL. He covers Salt Lake City, statewide transportation issues, outdoors, the environment and weather. He is a graduate of Southern Utah University.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah 's early summer preview is coming to an end, as a mix of rain and snow returns to the Beehive State this week.The shift in weather comes as a high-pressure system that's dominated the state's weather over the past few weeks — breaking a slew of records along the way — moves out toward Texas and decays, opening the door for low pressure to return to Utah , said KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson.
A large system off the Pacific Coast is forecast to push storms into Utah starting on Tuesday."It has quite a bit of moisture with it," he said. "It's going to drift in and amplify rain totals."Storm timingSome scattered showers are possible in northern Utah on Tuesday morning, especially in higher elevations. Showers may expand to mountaintops in other parts of the state by the afternoon, before more widespread showers develop until later in the day.Valley rain and mountain snow will become more prevalent Tuesday night and more so early Wednesday as a "slug of moisture" enters the state, Johnson said. Snow levels will likely start at 8,500 feet, dropping to 7,000 feet by Wednesday morning. Some thunderstorm activity is also possible as the system arrives.Showers are forecast to linger into Wednesday afternoon, becoming more scattered by the afternoon and evening.Another wave of moisture is expected to reach Utah's northern half on Thursday, driving up totals. Snow showers are possible on the valley floors on Friday morning, before the system clears out. Any snow accumulation will likely be low, Johnson said.Big numbers projectedMountain areas are projected to receive their biggest boost in weeks, even from the first wave of moisture. Places like Alta are likely to receive over a foot of snow by early Thursday, according to a National Weather Service model updated on Monday. That doesn't account for totals later in the day and into Friday.Totals could reach 2 feet in parts of the Cottonwood canyons by the end of the week, Johnson said.The storm also has the potential to deliver big numbers across valley communities. Over an inch of rain is possible across the Wasatch Front, with the highest amounts near the Great Salt Lake, according to KSL Weather models updated on Monday.Most other areas could get at least a quarter of an inch of rain by noon Thursday. St. George may end up with some of the lowest totals in the state this week, but it may still collect a tenth of an inch. UTAH STORMS: After 25 days of no precipitation,
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