A cold front has arrived in northern Utah and will push southward over the next couple days.
1:45 p.m.
The National Weather Service is warning drivers to be careful on Interstate 15 between Beaver and Cedar City as a band of moderate-to-heavy snow moves across the area, bringing "quick reductions to visibility and winter driving conditions" through 4 p.m.
9:50 a.m.
FOX 13 meteorologist Brek Bolton was live from the Weather Beast showing live conditions in Big Cottonwood Canyon where the snow is beginning to stick to the roads.
9:35 a.m.
The National Weather Service reports the Cache Valley received up to 2 inches of snow this morning.
The Cache Valley received around 1-2 inches of snow this morning as the front crossed the area overnight.
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) February 21, 2022
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FULL FORECAST: Widespread snow; Much colder this week
8:15 a.m.
The parking lots at Brighton and other ski resorts are starting to fill up as people take advantage of the fresh snow and the Preisdent's Day holiday. UDOT says traffic is becoming congested in the Cottonwood Canyons and traction laws are in effect.
They encourage people to take the UTA Ski Bus.
7:45 a.m.
Snowplows are out and UDOT is asking drivers to travel with caution and make room for plows as snow blankets much of Utah, creating potentially hazardous driving conditions.
7:00 a.m.
Surfaces in the Salt Lake Valley were already covered in snow by 7 a.m. Monday and traction laws were implemented in the Cottonwood Canyons as slick driving conditions became possible.
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— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) February 21, 2022
The #TractionLaw is in effect for both Big & Little Cottonwood Canyons. #SR190 #SR210 @UDOTTRAFFIC @UDOTRegionTwo @AltaCentral @AltaSkiArea @SnowbirdAlerts @SolitudeMTN @BrightonResort @UPDSL @BrightonUT @alta_of pic.twitter.com/B2QIkzOLxb
Valley floors were seeing snow accumulations by 7:30 a.m. but roads weren't too treacherous.
We conditions were expected to last through most of the day and evening for northern Utah.
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Utah County and southward are expected to receive the brunt of the storm.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of Utah through 7 p.m. Monday.
