Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 2 @ 3:26 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

March 2 @ 3:26 pm

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 35 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 18 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 26. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 2 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has increased 23 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 70 percent chance of 2 to 6 inches of snow and a 30 percent chance of 6 to 13 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 29 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, there is a 75 percent chance of 0 to a half inch of snow and a 25 percent chance of a half to 1 inch. The daytime high temperature will be 39 degrees.

Total snowfall of 5 to 14 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately noon today and is forecast to end at noon tomorrow. 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. While the likelihood of triggering an avalanche is slowly decreasing, the consequences remain just as high. Upper-elevation, thinner snowpack areas are most suspect, but weak snow also exists at mid and lower elevations. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully, make conservative decisions, and avoid slopes steeper than 30 degrees with the poor snowpack structure. 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 2 @ 3:25 pm

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 2 @ 2:48 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

70% chance of
2 to 6 inches

(0.25" to 0.60" of H₂O)

30% chance of
6 to 13 inches

(0.60" to 1.1" of H₂O)

75% chance of
0 to 0.5 inches

25% chance of
0.5 to 1 inch

(0.05" to 0.15" of H₂O)

A bulk of the precipitation associated with this storm system remains over the Great Salt Lake and is expected to push into the central/... Total snowfall of 5 to 14 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately noon today and is forecast to end...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 2 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 5pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 36, with temperatures falling to around 30 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

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

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

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

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

Thursday: Snow before 11am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then snow. Cloudy, with a high near 25. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.