Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 26 @ 9:10 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

March 26 @ 9:10 am

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Current Conditions

At 8:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 36 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 11 mph out of the west-northwest with gusts to 22. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 3 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 23 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 54 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 31 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Thursday, March 26, says, "The avalanche danger is MODERATE. As snow surfaces become loose and unsupportable, expect to trigger wet snow avalanches on steep slopes. Large wet-loose and wet slab avalanches have occurred in the last few days, and remain possible today. (Gray on the danger rose indicates little to no snow. )."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

March 26 @ 9:10 am

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 26 @ 1:47 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

95% chance of
no new snow

5% chance of
no new snow

(0.10" to 0.05" of H₂O)

100% chance of
no new snow

A cold front will cross northern Utah this morning, bringing cooler temperatures (though still above normal for late March). A few showers this morning will transition to sunny skies by this afternoon.

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 25 @ 11:31 pm

Today: Sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 41 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. South southwest wind around 7 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind around 9 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday: A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 34. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.