Winter Weather Advisory 05/18/2025 01:37 for Utah areas

Headline: 
Winter Weather Advisory issued May 18 at 2:37AM MDT until May 18 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event: 
Winter Weather Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 18, 2025 - 1:37am
Expires: 
May 18, 2025 - 4:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 5 to 10 inches above 8000 feet, locally up to 15 inches in the upper Cottonwoods above 10,000 feet. * WHERE...The Wasatch Mountains, Western Uinta Mountains, and Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong cold front will bring a band of moderate to heavy snow early Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon. Snow will shift to a showery mode in northwest flow Sunday afternoon, with the heaviest additional accumulations in areas that do well in northwest flow.
Instruction: 
Slow down and use caution while traveling. For winter road conditions from the Utah Department of Transportation, visit http://www.udottraffic.utah.gov. For graphical depictions of the snowfall forecast, including Official NWS Forecast, High End Amount, and Low End Amount, visit weather.gov/slc/winter.
Area Description: 
Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs
Forcast Office: 
NWS Salt Lake City UT