Severe Thunderstorms from the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Tonight; The Heat Continues in the Southern and Eastern U.S.

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few strong tornadoes are likely from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic tonight. Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is outlooked for the Midwest. A widespread heat wave will peak in the South and East on Friday, with many temperature records expected to be broken. Read More >

Snow fell over much of eastern Utah and western Colorado last night. Accumulations were generally light with values ranging from 3 to 6 inches in the mountains while the valleys saw anywhere from nothing up to 2 inches. Dry weather will be returning to the area this afternoon with cold temperatures holding in place. In fact, low temperatures tonight will be dropping back down a few degrees from what we had last night. So a good 5 degrees cooler in most locations.

High Pressure moves in this weekend with only isolated mountain snow showers expected Saturday afternoon and again Sunday afternoon. The weather pattern looks to undergo another change by early next week as we see a series of wet Pacific storms work across the southwest U.S. This will bring the potential for widespread snow and possibly, significant accumulations! Stay tuned!!!

Below is a graphic showing Observed Snowfall from last night ending at 5 am MST this morning.

Total snowfall ending 5 am MST December 31, 2015

Here is a photo of fog approaching the airport here in Grand Junction. The fog is expected to dissipate by late this morning with sunny skies returning to the Grand Valley.

Fog moving toward the airport in Grand Junction

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And finally, the High temperatures forecast for this afternoon. You can see that much of the region will be remaining below freezing for another day with the coldest conditions across northeast Utah and northwest Colorado. Stay warm!

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Severe Thunderstorms from the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Tonight; The Heat Continues in the Southern and Eastern U.S.

Snow winding down, Patchy Valley Fog and another Cold afternoon