Utah kicks off weekend with rain and snow showers and falling temperatures

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Happy Friday, Utah! A potent storm system is moving into the area Friday, bringing a cold front and more moisture.

Temperatures will plummet with the incoming cold air with numbers dropping below average, meaning valley rain showers will likely switch to snow showers for some by Friday late afternoon and evening across northcentral Utah, with a few isolated showers for southwest Utah Friday evening.

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Right now, snowfall totals look to average in the 6-12″ range for our northern mountains, 8-12″ for the Cottonwoods, 1-3″ for the Wasatch Back, Plateau, and Central mountains. 1-2″ will be possible for the higher benches. Most valley locations will only see a trace to possibly up to an inch in isolated areas.

Any lingering light snow showers will quickly clear by early Saturday morning, with cloud cover easing into Saturday afternoon.

The big story will be the big drop in temperatures that is expected into the weekend. Friday afternoon will feature temperatures climbing into the 50s, before dropping quickly behind the cold front into the 30s for Friday afternoon.

This weekend will feature highs only in the 30s with overnight lows in the 10s and 20s across north and central Utah. Southern Utah will see a return to highs in the 50s and lows in the 20s and 30s this weekend.

The cold air looks to stick around through most of next week with our next active weather pattern shaping up in time for Valentine’s Day.

We’ll keep you posted on the latest developments in our 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online, we are Good4Utah!

• Wind Advisory W Desert Friday
• Strong cold front for the weekend.
• Dropping temps & light valley snow potential
• Winter-like temps return this weekend
• Active pattern returns mid-late next week