Below-average snowpack this season in Northern Utah may be boosted by a large snowstorm coming Saturday, though the heaviest snow likely won’t hit Utah County. A winter storm warning was placed by the National Weather Service from 11 p.

A weekend storm is expected to bring rain to the valleys and heavy snow to the mountains in the northern half of the state this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the Wasatch and Western Uinta mountains, which could receive up to 2 feet of snow or more over the weekend and into early next week. The agency also issued a winter weather advisory that covers the central mountains, which could receive up to a foot of new snow.