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Show Winter not over for Utah Valley North Utah County residents would be well warned to not take the current warming trend too seriously. After all, it's still February. To be sure, an early end to this winter was predicted by some local groundhogs. But that prediction was contradicted by the findings of other groundhogs, both here at home and across the country. And the blue sky and bright sun have fooled Mother nature, as flowers are beginning to bud, and trees will soon begin to blossom long before either should ever happen. That's caused some problems. This early spring-like weather has been painful, with May showers in the middle of February, coupled with early run-off, causing some disasterous flooding in Utah County and in other parts of the state. :ie warmer weather also gives an interesting slant to Utah's favorite winter passtime - skiing. Spring ski weather in February is a novelty. But without some new snow, all this sun will make the slopes pretty rugged before the season ends. But it's a good bet the blue skies won't last. This is not a plea to pay attention to the old sayings about March coming in like a lion. If the current weather trend continues, the year's third month's entrance en-trance will indeed be much more like a lamb. But it would be a good time to remember that Utah County's weather is fickle -- especially in the springtime. It's a good thing to remember that spring has not arrived in Utah County until it snows and the temperature tem-perature climbs to over 70 degrees in the same hour. And it usually does that sometime in June. Until then, enjoy the sun and carry an umbrella. |