ST. GEORGE — According to the National Weather Service, this weekend and the holiday’s weather for the majority of southwestern Utah will include warmer-than-average temperatures for some areas, while others may experience a white Christmas.
Updated Dec. 23, 7:30 a.m. to reflect current conditions, forecasts and advisories.
Below are your St. George, Cedar City, Zion National Park and Brian Head area weekend weather forecasts, including current warnings and advisories. And for a look at this weekend’s events, check out the St. George News TGIF Show: Your weekend adventure guide brought to you by Virgin River Casino.
St. George
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a high of 57 and low of 34, with calm wind.
Christmas Eve
Mostly sunny with a high of 56 and low of 35, with calm wind.
Christmas
Mostly cloudy with a high of 52 and low of 33, with east winds of 5 mph. There’s a 50 percent chance of showers.
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Cedar City
Sunday
Mostly sunny with a high of 50 and low of 30, with southwest winds of 5 mph.
Christmas Eve
Mostly sunny with a high of 48 and low of 30, with calm wind.
Christmas
Mostly cloudy with a high of 41 and low of 25, with southeast winds of 5-7 mph. There’s a 40 percent chance of snow showers, with new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
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Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a high of 54 and low of 26, with northeast winds of 7 mph.
Christmas Eve
Mostly sunny with a high of 53 and low 25, with west winds of 7 mph.
Christmas
Mostly cloudy with a high of 45 and low of 23, with southeast winds of 10 mph. There’s a 50 percent chance of snow showers, with new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Brian Head
According to the Brian Head Resort website, the area has received 0 inches of snow over the last 24 hours, maintaining a 39-inch base depth.
Sunday
Mostly sunny with a high of 29 and low of 18, with southwest winds of 14-18 mph. There’s a 40 percent chance of snow after 11 p.m., with new snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Christmas Eve
Mostly sunny with a high of 26 and low of 17, with west-northwest winds of 15-22 mph. There’s a 20 percent of snow showers in the morning.
Christmas
Cloudy with a high of 23 and low of 15, with southeast winds of 23-26 mph and winds gusts up to 40 mph. There’s a 70 percent chance of snow showers, with new snow accumulation of 1-3 inches possible.
For current snow accumulation totals, weather and lift status at Brian Head Resort, click here.
Weather warnings and advisories
A hazardous weather outlook is in place for the western two thirds of Utah due to a couple of fast moving weather systems.
A weather system is expected to cross the Southern Utah region on Christmas day. Much colder air will follow this system for the middle to latter portion of the upcoming week with additional light snow possible late in the week.
The weather pattern is expected to remain active during next week. Those with holiday travel plans should keep a close eye on the forecast.
For more information on current weather conditions and advisories, go the National Weather Service-Salt Lake City office website.
For winter road conditions, go to the Utah Department of Transportation website.
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