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Salt Lake City had its warmest winter ever as Utah enters spring on a wet note
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted March 2 - 4:55 p.m.
Salt Lake City experienced its warmest winter since weather records were first kept in 1874. And the rest of Utah will likely follow suit.
Avalanche warning issued for northern Utah mountains after deadly week
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 9:02 p.m.
The Utah Avalanche Center issued a new avalanche warning through 6 a.m. Thursday, citing dangerous conditions in areas that have already seen multiple avalanches recently.
Advisories issued as another round of rain, snow heads toward Utah
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 7:00 p.m.
More snow is headed Utah's way this week, but forecasters don't expect the latest storm to produce quite as much as last week's beneficial pattern.
How a dry winter turned into a deadly avalanche season
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 9:02 a.m.
A spate of backcountry avalanches following heavy snowfall have claimed 11 lives in what until the past week has been a down year for precipitation in the West.
Utah's meteorological winter ends on a stormy note. Will it continue this spring?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 9:08 p.m.
A new long-range outlook for the upcoming meteorological spring isn't ideal for Utah's water conditions, but it might not be the worst-case scenario.
Recent storms have helped, but more are needed for Utah water supply, state says
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 19 - 9:01 p.m.
Recent storms have helped hoist Utah's snowpack out of record-low status, but Utah water managers say many more like it are needed to improve this year's water outlook.
Several Utah resorts pick up 2-4 feet of snow from latest storm — and there's more coming
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 19 - 12:00 p.m.
Large snow totals were reported across Utah after Wednesday, but new warnings and advisories were issued for parts of the state that will receive more snow this week.
Snowmobiler killed in Wasatch County avalanche; warnings extended after large storm
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 19 - 11:46 a.m.
A man was killed in an avalanche while riding a snowmobile in the Wasatch backcountry with his son on Wednesday, authorities say.
'Code blue' movie nights offer refuge from cold for Utahns experiencing homelessness
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 9:35 p.m.
Unsheltered Utah is hosting "code blue" movie nights this week as winter weather hits the Wasatch Front.
Heavy snow causes delays at airport, snow squall warnings and canyon restrictions
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 8:19 p.m.
Utah's biggest snow storm of the season has brought high winds, heavy snow, a delay at the airport and road closures.
Winter storm warnings, advisories expanded to Utah's valleys in rare move this season
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 17 - 4:40 p.m.
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been expanded out to Utah's valleys, in a rare move this winter. It could create a messy Wednesday commute.
Forecasters warn about atypical avalanche conditions with storms looming
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Feb. 16 - 10:36 p.m.
As storms promise to start covering the state in snow, forecasters and experts warn that the new snow could create perfect conditions for avalanches.
Warnings, advisories issued in Utah's mountains; heaviest valley snow of this winter possible
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 16 - 9:10 a.m.
An incoming storm could dump multiple feet of snow in Utah's mountains by midweek, and potentially some snow in the valleys.
Utah could experience active storm pattern. What does it need for a normal snowpack?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 3:01 p.m.
Weather forecast models are finally tilting in favor of precipitation across Utah, but the chances the state ends up with a normal snowpack this year are low, experts say.
Firefighters urge caution after February brush fire in Saratoga Springs
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Feb. 11 - 6:50 p.m.
A brush fire in Saratoga Springs quickly grew to 7 acres on Tuesday, leaving neighbors unsettled and prompting firefighters to warn about already dry conditions.
Winter weather advisories issued for Utah's largest snowfall in a month
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 10 - 8:04 p.m.
The National Weather Service issued a series of winter weather advisories for Utah's mountains, which could receive their largest snowfall in a month over the next few days.
Rangers say lack of snow is leading to unexpected problems on Utah trails
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Feb. 10 - 11:40 a.m.
State law enforcement officers called for safety in Utah's outdoors, saying the lack of snow has led drivers to take their cars and SUVs onto groomed snowmobiling trails, creating unexpected hazards.
Storm pattern to break up Utah's dry stretch, but will it help record-low snowpack?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Feb. 9 - 12:02 p.m.
An incoming storm system may not be the biggest, but should break up the stagnant weather that's contributed to Utah's mountain snowpack falling to a record-low level.
Report: In Utah, population growth doesn't mean dirtier air
Eva Terry, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 4 - 6:46 a.m.
Bryce Bird, the director of Utah's air quality department, delivered good news to the Utah Legislature on Tuesday morning: Emissions are declining despite growing population.
Storm to break inversion, deliver some snow across parts of Utah
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 22 - 7:11 p.m.
A storm forecast to wreak havoc across the South this weekend should also help ease the Wasatch Front's longstanding inversion first and deliver some snow to other parts of Utah.
Running out of time? Forecasters offer bleak early outlook over Utah's low snowpack
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 22 - 5:03 p.m.
Forecasters and hydrologists warn that water managers may face tough decisions at the end of this winter based on this season's perplexing trends.
Utah shattered 91-year-old temperature record, other records in 2025
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 15 - 2:47 p.m.
2025 was the hottest year in almost a century, snapping a longstanding Utah record dating back to 1934, per new federal climate data.
Wasatch Front air quality plummets from latest inversion. How long will it last?
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 13 - 12:00 p.m.
It didn't take long for air quality to plummet across the Wasatch Front and surrounding regions from the latest inversion setup.
Utah's snowpack season has already been 'very strange.' Here's how this week helped
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted Jan. 9 - 5:03 p.m.
Utah's snowpack total got closer to normal with storms this week, but a slowdown is expected as inversion conditions return.
