Moab, Utah
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Winter Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains |
| Effective: | 2026-02-23 @ 11:13 pm -> 2026-02-25 @ 6:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-02-24 @ 9:00 am -> 2026-02-24 @ 2:15 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-02-23 @ 11:13 pm |
| Headline: | Winter Weather Advisory issued February 23 at 10:13PM MST until February 25 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Snow expected above 8000 feet. Above 8000 feet, 2 to 8 inches expected. Above 9000 feet, 6 to 16 inches expected. Locally higher amounts to 18 inches possible for the Bear River Range and Upper Cottonwoods. Winds gusting as high as 80 mph across exposed mountain ridgelines. * WHERE...The Wasatch Mountains, and Western Uinta Mountains. * WHEN...From 8 AM Tuesday to 5 PM MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult at times along high elevation routes like Logan Summit, the Upper Cottonwoods, and Wolf Creek Pass. Traction law restrictions may be enacted. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels begin around 6500 feet at the onset of precipitation, but quickly rise to around 8000 feet by Tuesday afternoon. Snow levels may rise as high as 10000 feet overnight under heavy precipitation. Snow character will be heavy and wet given the warm nature of this storm. |
| Alert: | Avalanche Advisory |
| Area(s): | Western Uinta Mountains |
| Effective: | 2026-02-23 @ 6:54 am |
| Onset: | 2026-02-23 @ 6:54 am -> 2026-02-24 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Certainty: | Unknown |
| Urgency: | Unknown |
| Issued By: | NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-02-23 @ 6:54 am |
| Headline: | Avalanche Advisory issued February 23 at 5:54AM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT |
| Description: |
SABSLC * WHAT...The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of continued dangerous avalanche conditions in the Western Uinta Mountains. This week's heavy snowfall and strong winds overloaded preexisting weak layers, creating a HIGH avalanche danger. There have already been two tragic avalanche fatalities this week in northern Utah, as well as several close calls and numerous backcountry avalanches reported. * WHERE...Western Uinta Mountains. * WHEN...In effect from 6am MST this morning to 6am MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry and will persist through at least Monday. Natural avalanches are possible, and people are likely to trigger avalanches on slopes steeper than 30 degrees. Dangerous and deadly avalanches can be triggered remotely (from a distance or from below). |
| Alert: | Avalanche Advisory |
| Area(s): | Wasatch Mountains I-80 North; Wasatch Mountains South of I-80; Western Uinta Mountains; Wasatch Plateau/Book Cliffs; Central Mountains; Southern Mountains |
| Effective: | 2026-02-20 @ 6:52 am |
| Onset: | 2026-02-20 @ 6:52 am -> 2026-02-24 @ 7:00 am |
| Severity: | Unknown |
| Certainty: | Unknown |
| Urgency: | Unknown |
| Issued By: | NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-02-20 @ 6:52 am |
| Headline: | Avalanche Advisory issued February 20 at 5:52AM MST by NWS Salt Lake City UT |
| Description: |
SABSLC * WHAT...The Utah Avalanche Center is warning of dangerous avalanche conditions across all Utah mountains this weekend. This week's heavy snowfall and strong winds overloaded preexisting weak layers, creating a HIGH avalanche danger across the entire state. With improving weather moving in for the weekend, avalanche accidents are likely in the backcountry. There have already been two tragic avalanche fatalities this week, as well as several close calls and numerous backcountry avalanches reported. * WHERE...The mountains of Utah and southeast Idaho. * WHEN...6 AM MST Friday, February 20th 2006 until Monday, February 23rd 2006 at 6 AM MST. * IMPACTS...Dangerous avalanche conditions exist in the backcountry and will persist through the weekend. Natural avalanches are possible, and people are likely to trigger avalanches on slopes steeper than 30 degrees. Dangerous and deadly avalanches can be triggered remotely (from a distance or from below). People leaving ski area boundaries are entering the backcountry where the same dangerous avalanche conditions exist. |