Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated April 8 @ 9:40 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 8 @ 9:40 pm

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Current Conditions

At 9:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 36 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 6 mph out of the southwest with gusts to 14. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 3 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has decreased 15 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 25 percent chance of a trace of snow. The nighttime low temperature will be 36 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, there is a 25 percent chance of 0 to 0.1 inches of snow. The daytime high temperature will be 54 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Wednesday, April 8, says, "The avalanche danger will rise to MODERATE on the mid- and upper-elevation slopes facing west-north-east. As daytime temperatures warm and snow surfaces become soft, natural and human-triggered avalanches are possible. The danger is LOW on mid- and upper-elevation southwest-south-southeast facing slopes. On northwest-north-northeast facing slopes above about 10,000 feet, it is still possible to trigger a shallow slab that fails within the recent snow."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

April 8 @ 9:40 pm

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 8 @ 1:39 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

75% chance of
no new snow

25% chance of
a trace

75% chance of
no new snow

25% chance of
0 to 0.1 inches

A weak remnant boundary will remain near the area through Thursday. Available moisture is meager, but sufficient for some low end light shower chances by Thursday morning. Instability due to daytime heating will also support potential for some lightning during the afternoon...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 8 @ 11:32 am

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 23. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 25. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.