Salt Lake City is starting the day mostly clear and around 48°F at Salt Lake City International Airport, but the calm is not going to last. A warm Pacific system is set to roll in on Tuesday, February 24, bringing valley rain that ramps up into showers and a solid chance of thunderstorms Tuesday night and into Wednesday, February 25. Highs will stay on the mild side, near 55°F on Tuesday and about 56°F on Wednesday, even as the wet weather moves through. In the mountains, the brunt of the snow will pile up above roughly 9,000 feet.
Rain is likely Tuesday afternoon into the evening, with more widespread showers and some heavier bands Tuesday night. Those quicker bursts could drop a few tenths to around one-half inch of rain in the valley, with up to about a…..