Brock Peery and his daughter Berkley, 6, stroll again to their automotive throughout a snowstorm in Salt Lake Metropolis on Friday, March 24, 2023. Utah has achieved a record-breaking snowfall complete this winter, in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service. Ryan Solar, Deseret Information
Sunday night time's lake impact snow carried on into Monday, affecting the morning commute alongside components of the Wasatch Entrance.
The Ogden, Weber, Davis and Morgan faculty districts, Ascent Academy Farmington and Weilenmann Faculty of Discovery in Park Metropolis are delaying the beginning of faculty by two hours Monday morning attributable to climate. Weber State College is closed till 10 a.m.
Slick street situations made driving troublesome, particularly in Davis County, the KSL Site visitors Middle mentioned.
That is in all probability the fifth slide off we’ve seen in lower than 1.5 hours of driving. Keep in your automotive and keep protected.
— Shelby Lofton (@newswithShelby) March 27, 2023
I’ve seen folks fishtail making an attempt to merge onto the freeway. Snowing a lot it appears the plows can’t sustain. @KSL5TVpic.twitter.com/h9eiPFW2Cn
With temperatures dropping and snow falling, the lake impact was set to drop one other 1-3 inches of snow Sunday night time, which might have an effect on driving situations for parts of Weber, Davis, Salt Lake and Tooele counties, in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service in Salt Lake Metropolis. And there's a 65% probability that snow will impression drivers Monday morning as effectively.
Lake impact snow is produced when a chilly air mass strikes throughout a hotter physique of water similar to a lake. Because the cool air strikes throughout the nice and cozy water, the water vapor from the lake freezes and rises by way of the chilly air which is then deposited on the shores producing snow.
The principle forecast challenges are the place the band of snow will develop and the way lengthy it'll stay the place it's deposited. As of now, the present indications present that the lake impact snow will band from Ogden to Tooele, the climate service mentioned.
There may be medium probability of extra accumulating snow late tonight throughout all of northern Utah which might ship one other 1-3". Moreover, there's a 65% probability of lake impact snow early Monday morning SE of the GSL impacting the morning commute with extra accumulating snow. #utwxpic.twitter.com/QEl909Cou7
— NWS Salt Lake Metropolis (@NWSSaltLakeCity) March 26, 2023
Saturday noticed Alta Ski Space attain its all-time snowiest season on file, and Snowbasin adopted swimsuit on Sunday.