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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Winter Solstice Climatology for Eastern Utah and Western Colorado

Let's take a look at historical Winter Solstice weather across eastern Utah and western Colorado with this "Winter Warmer" (aka Winter Solstice Climatology).

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