Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated January 4 @ 7:10 am
Summary
Cottonwood Canyons
January 4 @ 7:10 am
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Current Conditions
Happy National Spaghetti Day! At 6:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 28 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 14 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 19. In the last 12 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 2 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has increased 22 inches.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is an 80 percent chance of a half to 3 inches of snow and a 20 percent chance of 3 to 7 inches. The daytime high temperature will be 36 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is an 80 percent chance of 4 to 9 inches of snow and a 20 percent chance of 9 to 14 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 31 degrees.
Total snowfall of 16 to 30 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately midnight yesterday and is forecast to end at midnight tomorrow. Total water in this storm is expected to be 1.5 to 2.25 inches.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Sunday, January 4, says, "The avalanche danger is MODERATE on west-north-southeast facing slopes above 9500 feet where the wind continues to drift new snow into slabs 1-3 feet deep. These avalanches have the potential to run far and fast on the slick crust below. Smaller wind slabs may prove effective triggers for deeper, destructive slides on a persistent weak layer more than 100 feet wide. Steep, rocky, wind-exposed northerly slopes are most suspect. If the storm comes in earlier than forecast this afternoon, expect danger to rise to CONSIDERABLE by the end of the day. Remember: If you are ducking ropes or stepping out of bounds at a ski area, you are stepping into potentially dangerous avalanche conditions. It's worth noting that Utah leads the nation in avalanche fatalities where riders have exited the ski area boundaries and never made it home."
News Alerts
Cottonwood Canyons
January 4 @ 7:10 am
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
January 4 @ 2:35 am
| 5:00 am - 5:00 pm | 5:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 80% chance of (0.05" to 0.35" of H2O) 20% chance of (0.35" to 0.65" of H2O) | 80% chance of (0.35" to 0.80" of H2O) 20% chance of (0.80" to 1.10" of H2O) |
Increasing moisture within a mild southwesterly flow aloft will allow snow to begin developing this afternoon, then increase in coverage... Total snowfall of 16 to 30 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately midnight yesterday and is...
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
January 4 @ 2:04 am
Overnight: A chance of snow. Cloudy. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. South southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday: A chance of snow before 11am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 29. South southwest wind 12 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Sunday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 5am, then snow. Cloudy. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. South southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 15 to 21 inches possible.
Monday: Snow before 8am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 8am and 2pm, then snow. Cloudy, with a high near 27. West southwest wind 6 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday: A chance of snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Snow likely after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Wednesday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Friday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 17.
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Current Temperature
| Alta January 4 @ 6:10 am | Brighton's Crest January 4 @ 6:00 am |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins January 4 @ 7:00 am | Brighton's Crest January 4 @ 7:00 am |
| Current depth: 45" | Current depth: 45" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins January 4 @ 7:00 am | Brighton's Crest January 4 @ 7:00 am |
| Current depth: 45" | Current depth: 45" |
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