Winter weather advisory for southern mountains starts tonight
Snow may bring winter driving conditions on high-elevation routes overnight, the National Weather Service says
IRON COUNTY - Anyone driving high-elevation routes in the Southern Mountains overnight Friday may run into winter driving conditions, according to a National Weather Service winter weather advisory in effect from 7 p.m. Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday.
What it means for you: The alert, issued at 1:09 a.m. Friday by the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, says winter driving conditions may occur overnight Friday on high-elevation routes including SR-143, SR-14 and SR-148. It expects 2 to 5 inches of snow above 8,000 feet and 5 to 10 inches above 9,000 feet. The advisory covers the Southern Mountains zone, not the Cedar City valley.
Source: National Weather Service, Winter Weather Advisory issued Nov. 13 at 1:09 a.m. MST