Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-10-15 | Page 5 | Showers to Continue with Mountain Snow

Taste of Winter Showers to Continue With Mountain Snow The rains that cut Thursdays Thursday's warm spell short probably will wil stick around a while the weatherman weather weather- man predicted Thursdays Thursday's heavy rainfall began in Salt Lake City at 1 pm p.m. and continued intermittently until 1 59 am a.m. Friday with a precipitation tion total of 18 inch Total rainfall for October was pushed up to 47 inch a deficiency of 20 inch soaked Rain-soaked slippery s streets t r e e t s gave used to drivers a workout with a number of traffic mishaps reported after the rain came Salt Lake Late City police Investigated investigated investigated 18 reportable accidents after the rain began while the state highway patrol investigated about 11 1 mishaps in Salt Lake and Davis counties Snow in Mountains l i iSnow Snow touched on the higher I elevations especially in the northern northern northern north north- ern portion of the state sending the hopes and chances of prospective prospective prospective tive week-end week deer hunters soar soar- ing Their comfort however was somewhat In doubt The state was expected to see considerable cloudiness in the north portion Friday with scattered showers or snow in the northwest t portion and higher elevations Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day and Saturday he stated after I surveying his array of forecasting ting instruments The skies will clear up however Friday night he added Looking forward a few days the sage sees showers In the north portion portion portion por por- tion of Utah through Wednesday as the mercury gradually climbs back to above normal Temperatures throughout the state will range between 34 and 44 41 degrees Saturday morning bounding bounding bounding bound bound- ing up to from 65 to 75 in the after after- noon Salt Lake thermometers registered registered registered regis regis- a high of 76 Thursday and a alow alow alow low of 48 The mercury in the vicinity should reach a top of 63 Friday drop to 38 Saturday morning morning morning morn morn- ing and rise to 68 Saturday Hourly temperatures Friday at Salt Lake airport weather stat station on were am 49 am a.m. 51 am a.m. 51 am a.m. 52 am 51 1030 am a.m. 51 am a.m. 51 51 1130 am a.m. 52 5 30 am a.m. 51 12 1230 30 pm p.m. 52 am 50 pm p.m. 51 am 52 pm p.m. 51