Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 3 @ 3:51 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

March 3 @ 3:51 am

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Current Conditions

It's Caregiver Appreciation Day! At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 24 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 6 mph out of the northwest with gusts to 15. In the last 12 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 8 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 30 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is a 75 percent chance of a trace to 1 inch of snow and a 25 percent chance of 1 to 2 inches. The daytime high temperature will be 40 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 26 degrees.

Total snowfall of 5 to 14 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately noon yesterday and is forecast to end at noon today. Total water in this storm is expected to be 0.7 to 1.75 inches.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Monday, March 2, says, "The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on upper-elevation slopes facing northwest, north, and northeast and MODERATE on mid-elevation slopes where it is possible to trigger an avalanche up to three feet deep and over a hundred feet wide, failing on a persistent weak layer. The danger may rise to MODERATE for wet, loose avalanches on steep, southerly-facing slopes and also during any period of heavy snowfall."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

March 3 @ 3:50 am

CHAINS/4X4 REQUIRED
TRACTION DEVICES REQ

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CHAINS/4X4 REQUIRED
TRACTION DEVICES REQ

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No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 3 @ 2:58 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

75% chance of
a trace to 1 inch

25% chance of
1 to 2 inches

(0.05" to 0.15" of H₂O)

100% chance of
no new snow

Currently, precipitation across northern UT is largely weakening and moving east out of the area and will continue to do so throughout... Total snowfall of 5 to 14 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately noon yesterday and is forecast to...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 2 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

Wednesday Night: Snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 10 to 14 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.

Friday: Snow before 11am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.