Thunderstorms yesterday and especially overnight made for some great entertainment and a nice prelude to the major weather change that is currently underway. Cloud-to-ground lightning strikes detected by lightningmaps.org shows that both the Salt Lake and Utah Valleys got their share. Stike densities were, however, much higher along a corridor extending from roughly Park City to near Evanston.
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| Source: lightningmaps.org |
Temperatures dropped significantly overnight at all elevations. Observations from the University of Utah show a somewhat stair-step like descent from a high yesterday in the high 70s to the current temperature of 44ºF.
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| Source: MesoWest |
In the mountains, temperatures at Alta-Guard reached almost 60ºF, but this morning sit at a much more pleasant 27ºF. Looks like the magic threshold for precipitation to change over to snow as crossed around 5 am MDT.
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| Source: MesoWest |
Snowcams show the ground is once again white.
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| Source: Alta |
I was planning on giving the Utah Golf team a special award for bravery this morning, but learned they are now in a weather delay until 1 PM. Golfers are not all that tough after all.
Looks like valley showers and mountain snow showers for today, especially the next couple of hours. Enjoy!
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