Thursday,  January 10, 2013 • Vol. 13--No. 175 • 13 of 31 •  Other Editions

Hazardous Weather Conditions
Expected on Thursday from the Northern Rockies to the
Desert Southwest

• A storm system in the Pacific Northwest will migrate into the Intermountain West on Thursday, bringing a plethora of weather hazards. Widespread heavy snow is expected from central Montana into northeast Nevada and western Utah with strong winds in southern Nevada/California and northwest Arizona. Meanwhile, high surf and minor coastal flooding are possible for portions of southern California.
Today: Windy. Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A

Yesterday's Weather
High:  37.7°F at 11:13 PM
Low: 17.5°F at 8:41 AM
High Gust: 29 mph  at 8:27 PM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 56° in 2012
Record Low:  -30° in 1978
Average High: 22°F
Average Low: 1°F
Average Precip in Jan.:  0.16
Precip to date in Jan.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 0.16
Precip Year to Date: 0.00
Sunset Tonight: 5:11 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 8:12 a.m.

20 percent chance of light rain late in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy. A chance of light rain in the evening...then areas of light freezing drizzle and a slight chance of light rain or light freezing rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Friday: A chance of light snow in the morning...then snow in the afternoon. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon. East winds around 10 mph shifting to the north 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night: Breezy. Much colder. Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Accumulations possible. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
Saturday: Breezy...colder. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light snow in the morning...then a slight chance of light snow in the afternoon. Highs 5 to 10 above. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.
Saturday Night Through Monday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. Highs 5 to 10 above.
Monday Night And Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. Highs 15 to 20.
Tuesday Night: Not as cold. Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Temperature steady or slowly falling in the afternoon.

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