A very cold day today for Utah with temperatures the lowest of the season thus far. We will warm up gradually this week and say mostly dry until the weekend. A trough will bring a chance for snow later this upcoming weekend, although it will most likely be a weak storm. We are still waiting for a more significant pattern change.

Arctic air has overspread Southern Canada and the Lower 48, which will result in the coldest temperatures of the season so far for most areas. The Mid-Atlantic and Southern New England will wake up to fresh snow on Monday, then the pattern will largely dry out for the East with snow favoring the Great Lakes. The West will also see a dry pattern aside from a late week shot of snow for the Rockies.

The next storm is on our doorstep with cold air and decent snowfall totals for the Front Range. Utah is a wildcard in the Cottonwoods for lake enhancement in the Cottonwoods. The long-range has higher confidence of double digits for the PNW and Northern Rockies, with the Sierra on watch (January 27-20)

Thanks for reading this summer! For the rest of this week, a cold front moving across the Central Rockies will bring showers & t-storms to WY, CO, & NM Wed-Thu while the West Coast states will see a late-season heat wave. Next week, isolated to scattered showers & t-storms develop across the West with continued mild temps. Heading into mid-month, the PNW will trend wetter and cooler.