Cold front brings snow, freeze warnings to Park City and Wasatch Front

Photo: Overnight low temperature forecasts from the GFS weather model for Friday morning show temperatures as low as the teens for areas of Utah. // PivotalWeather.com

3 to 7 inches of snow are expected for the Wasatch Mountains through Friday morning with temps dipping into the 20’s and teens overnight

PARK CITY, Utah – Warm overnight temperatures are about to give way to a very cold low-pressure system making its way toward Utah. A strong cold front is expected to cross the Wasatch Front sometime around midday Thursday, dropping 3 to 7 inches of snow in the Wasatch Mountains and a chance for an inch or two in town. The Salt Lake area could also see a brief period of snowfall as well, but with little accumulation likely.

Forecast Snow Totals through Friday morning

• Cottonwood Canyons: 3 – 7″
• PC Base/Town: 1 – 2″
• SL Valley: Tr – 1″

Below freezing temperatures forecast for much of Utah

The National Weather Service – Salt Lake City office has issued freeze warnings for most low-elevation valleys throughout the state for Thursday night and Friday night as overnight lows are expected to plummet into the upper 20’s. Taking action to protect sensitive plants/crops and any irrigation that has been turned on is recommended. Park City should also expect winter-like temperatures with lows in the teens possible.

While this storm isn’t a late-season game changer by any means, any additional snowfall is welcomed at this point, and the cold temperatures should help preserve the new snowfall for a few days.

The storm is limited by less-than-optimal moisture and a quick-moving nature, but a period of northwest winds overnight into Friday morning may keep snow showers going in upper Little Cottonwood. Unfortunately, with each weather model run update the outcomes have been trending towards a dryer storm for today.

With roughly two weeks left in the season, Alta Ski Area has reported less than normal snowfall for every single month of the 2025-2026 season thus far, with only 293” of total snowfall for October 1 through April 15.

Extended Outlook

High pressure looks to build back into Utah by late Saturday and persist through at least midweek. Weather models are hinting at a closed-low type system impacting the West in the latter half of the week, although timing and confidence remains low at this time.