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Under cloudy skies, we welcome back the return to winter. Current mountain temperatures are cold and range from the single digits to 16 °F. Winds have been on their best behavior and blow from the west-north-west at 5-10 mph with the occasional gust into the 20s. In the past 48 hours, the Provo mountains basically were skunked with only 1-2 inches of new snow.

As one storm exits, we have another one on tap that currently sits off the Oregon coast. Winds are currently from the west-north-west this morning and are generally calm. However, as the next storm approaches, the winds will begin to back to the southwest and are forecast to blow 15-20 mph, gusting into the 20s at 700 millibars (10,000') by about the lunch hour. These southerly winds will be increasing through the day and will peak a couple of hours after sundown. Clouds will be increasing throughout the day as well, with isolated snow showers at times. Temperatures will climb into the upper teens to low 20s °F.

Around 7:00 PM tonight, the next wave of snow should begin to fill in across northern Utah. The strongest snowfall will be associated with the frontal passage Sunday morning, and we could see another 8-15 inches of new snow by Monday morning.