@WxZachary That is a Wolf spider. Quite harmless. But if you look closely you will see all of the baby spiders she is carrying on her back. Very cool photo
3:15pm Radar Update: Severe Weather Threat is maximizing now in Uinta Count WY. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail are the main threats with this line of storms. The storms will move out of Uinta County by around 4:30pm. #wywx
NOAA announced an upgrade to the super computers that support weather models. They can now perform 29 quadrillion calculations ... per second!
https://t.co/dKQieDbrhW
KMTX - Precipitation Depiction 8:55 PM #utwx More #severe#storms across northern Utah this evening. #gusty#winds and brief heavy #rain possible through 11 pm. Details in my forecast on @KUTV2News at 10 pm.
KMTX - Precipitation Depiction 1:51 PM #utwx line of moderate to heavy rain showers developing along the Wasatch front. Brief, heavy #rainfall and #hail possible with these storms through 3:30 this afternoon. The latest on watches and warnings on @KUTV2News
Very warm temps this morning in #DavisCounty#Utah. Almost 20 degrees warmer than yesterday’s low of 65 here at my home in #Centerville. What’s it like where you hang your hat.
Who's been enjoying this active stretch of weather? Today marks the 17th consecutive day of afternoon thunderstorms in Southeast Idaho! Cloud-to-ground lightning has been observed at least once every day since May 21st with 3,139 CG lightning strikes in the past 6 days. #idwx
Check out this almost unbelievable time-lapse of wildfire smoke consuming the World Trade Center and the New York City skyline.
Those vulnerable to poor air quality, including seniors and young children, should limit time outdoors if possible.
More: https://t.co/ChRuWv7X6E
It's going to take several weeks until it is gone, but we're now past the beginning of the end for the upper elevation snowpack. Snowbird SNOTEL down 2.4 inches yesterday.
I wish we could save some of this snow for next season!
Utah may see some interesting changes next winter compared to what we saw this winter, both in temperatures and precipitation. Keep conserving water. Utah is still the third driest state in the country.
ENSO Update 5/11: El Niño Watch remains in effect.
A transition from ENSO-neutral to El Niño is expected in the next couple of months, with a greater than 90% chance of El Niño persisting into the Northern Hemisphere winter. #utwx#wywx