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SALT LAKE CITY — While the brunt of a massive storm system has passed through most of Utah, there are still lingering weather impacts in the state expected Thursday and Friday.
Some additional showers are expected across the state into Friday morning. In fact, the National Weather Service has active winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in place from the mountains in northern Utah to a large swath in southwest Utah.
"The bullseye is southern and southwest Utah," said KSL meteorologist Matt Johnson. "That holds on into the overnight in the southern half of the state."
The weather service's winter storm warning is related to the storm that delivered over 2 feet of snow in some valley areas in the northern half of the state Tuesday and Wednesday. The southern mountains are expected to receive 1 to 2 feet of snow or more by the time it clears up Friday morning.
Communities like Cedar City, Escalante and Kanab are expected to receive 2 to 5 inches of snow or more Thursday and Friday.
Here is an update on some of the snowy conditions you might encounter in southern Utah today. This web camera shows the road conditions on I-15 just south of Cedar City. #takeitslowinthesnowpic.twitter.com/OADX9QzBKM
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) February 23, 2023
The weather service adds that some of the lingering scattered showers could produce another 8 to 14 inches of snow or more in Wasatch and western Uinta Mountains from Thursday into Friday afternoon. Those areas are included in a new winter weather advisory issued Thursday morning.
The lingering snow could pose more travel impacts. There were hundreds of slide-offs and crashes on Utah roads between Tuesday and Wednesday; the Utah Department of Transportation issued another road weather alert for primarily mountain passes and parts of southern Utah.
"An additional 2-5 inches of road snow is possible along the I-15 corridor (in southern Utah), especially south of Cedar City and north of St. George," the agency wrote. "Southerly winds will remain gusty throughout the event as well, leading to blowing and drifting snow concerns."
Johnson said the storms are expected to clear out by Friday afternoon, heading into the weekend.
But it's only a temporary reprieve. While Saturday will likely be dry, he points out that another storm system is forecast to move into Utah, this time from California. The next storm is projected to arrive in the state from the southwest by Sunday.
Full seven-day forecasts for areas across Utah can be found online, at the KSL Weather Center.
