This weekend's storm sure was an interesting one.  On Friday I talked about how the system would stall mostly over far northern Utah and that secretly I was hoping we didn't see significant snowfall in the Wasatch.  We are getting to the time of year where if big snows do occur, they are not guaranteed to melt off.  Which means northerly aspects could become faceted and present a problem down the road.  Well, we caught a break in that regard.  In SLC and much of the central Wasatch area, the storm was underwhelming.  We didn't see nearly as much rain in the valleys as models indicated was possible. A few areas, such as PC, saw persistent heavy showers on Saturday which aided with their totals, but otherwise it was not too wet around SLC.  

It was a COMPLETELY different story farther north.  As you can see on the below map of estimated rainfall, areas near the Idaho border were soaked: 

These amounts of 2+" of rain are verified by on-ground reports: 

So, as you can see, the amounts up north and west of the GSL as well as Cache Valley were significantly higher than anything seen down in the SLC/PC area.  In fact, Trenton, UT, recorded their single rainiest day on record yesterday with 2.55". 

Cold air finally arrived on Sunday and the higher elevations did see a dusting to a couple inches of snow.  Here is Snowbasin this morning: 

This snow should quickly melt off and should pose no problem at all.  

Forecast: 

Not too much to say -- we will be cool to start the week, but will gradually warm up.  Then, we will be brushed by a trough later this week.  Perhaps a few clouds and maybe a shower and a brief cooldown in temps.  In general, the next 10 days look to be perfect Fall weather with 60s/70s in the valley and 50s in the mountains.  Colors are starting to peak and this weather will be ideal for going out and enjoying the scenery. 

No strong signals for either ridging or troughing in the long-range at this time.  Good chance we don't see any additional snowfall until mid-month or after.  Of course, this time of year things can change quickly.  Will update next when we have a storm to talk about...

Evan | OpenSnow