Eastern Nevada had strong winds and snow squalls over the weekend as the cold dry air mass from the north moved across the area. Heavy gusts were reported up to 83 miles an hour in Elko. Snow and whiteout conditions were reported. Snowfall in Eastern Nevada basins had were moderate increases, but enough to bring lagging basins to near or above average. The northern basins in these states are above to much above average.
New snowfall continues to concentrate in the already heavy snowpack areas of the states.
The Southern end of the Sevier to the Southern border of the state remains below to well below average snowpack. Heavy snowpack conditions continued to gain in the northern half of the state while Southern Colorado remained in dry conditions. Arizona and New Mexico remained the dry spots in the western U.S. this week. Warm dry air continues to dominate the area. Arizona snowpacks had slight increases in precipitation over the week.