Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Utah Weather Podcast — it's Wednesday, February 25th.
That rain hammering your roof all night? Sixteen hundredths of an inch so far. And we're not done. Step outside right now and you'll feel 46 degrees with drizzle. This atmospheric river is dumping.
Up in the mountains, winter's throwing a tantrum. A Winter Weather Advisory runs until 5 P.M. today. Above 85 hundred feet — Upper Cottonwoods, Wolf Creek Pass — wet, heavy snow is piling up. Five to 15 inches possible. Winds? Gusting to 80 miles an hour on exposed ridges. Rain keeps falling until 1 A.M., peaking at 91 percent around 5 A.M. You'll hit 47 degrees around 3 P.M., then drop to 34 by 4 A.M. Around 8 A.M. tomorrow, it'll feel like 32 even though the thermometer reads 39.
Now the Wasatch Front. Grab your umbrella and don't put it down. Rain from 4 A.M. straight through 10 P.M. today. Showers and thunderstorms roll in between 11 A.M. and 5 P.M. High of 56 around 3 P.M., falling to 40 by 4 A.M. tomorrow. Winds shift from southeast to south around 8 A.M.
Drive south and.. You're in a different state. Southern Utah stays bone dry. Sunny skies all day. Low of 46 around 6 A.M., climbing to 76 by 3 P.M. Spring preview down there.
Here's your week ahead. High pressure builds Friday and camps out. Temperatures jump 29 degrees to 29 degrees above normal. Southern Utah could hit 80 by Thursday. The equinox is three weeks out. And we're gaining nearly three minutes of daylight today alone.
Sunrise at 7:09 A.M. Sunset at 6:15 P.M.
If you're driving through the mountains today, check conditions before you go. Chain laws are likely.
That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.