We have enjoyed a really nice couple of weeks weather wise.  Yesterday and today we have been receiving snow flurries with some small accumulation here and there.  I am sure that Brian Head will probably get 6 to 10 inches out of this storm.  It isn't all that unusual to have snow at the end of October in the valleys, I can remember a year in Northern Utah where we had 6 or 8 inches before Halloween.  That wasn't a great Trick or Treating year!

That is one thing to remember about this area, we do have all four Seasons.  Autumn will come back for a couple of more weeks after this storm system clears out.  We will then have Winter, which is not my favorite season. Winter typically lasts from the end of November to at least Mid February.  We will have storms come through, but usually things begin to warm up in February.  We generally have a week of really cold temperatures.  (At least for here they're cold, there are many places much, much colder.)  This is generally the first week or so in January when the temperatures hover in the zero degree range.

Springs here are generally nice, we will still have snow storms come through the area which typically will still drop a few inches of snow, then once they clear out it usually warms back to Spring like weather.  The really warm temperatures will generally begin around the end of April to the middle of May, with Summer like Temperatures usually by Memorial Day.  

Summers are usually hot and dry, temperatures will be in the mid 90's most of the Summer, again there is generally a week to 10 days of temperatures over the 100 degree mark.  Then by mid September, the heat begins to subside and cooler nights and pleasant days are the norm.

This is a very general and brief over view of the weather here in Cedar City.  This is not carved in stone, this past summer was mostly cool and wet until nearly August for example.  There is a joke around here that if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes it will change.  Another thing about Cedar City is that we are near the mountains, which means that we do enjoy winds and breezes almost everyday.  

Another to remember if you are going into the mountains, be like the Boy Scouts and Be Prepared!  Good tires and in the winter tire chains are often required if you don't have a 4 Wheel drive vehicle with good tires.  Another thing to keep in mind is that these are mountain roads, and because of the danger are not plowed at night, when in doubt, wait until morning if there are storms in the area.  Because of our elevation even the Interstate can become very treacherous to drive.  

I wrote this blog to give all of our friends an idea of what generally to expect, it is a very beautiful area, but the weather can be bad at times.  Any way I hope that this helps you plan your trips to our area, we do honestly have something for almost everyone because of our 4 Seasons, so come on up and enjoy!