Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated February 25 @ 6:30 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

February 25 @ 6:30 pm

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Current Conditions

At 6:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 32 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 14 mph out of the southwest with gusts to 33. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 4 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has increased 27 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is an 80 percent chance of 0 to 1 inch of snow and a 20 percent chance of 1 to 2 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 30 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, there is a 75 percent chance of a trace of snow and a 25 percent chance of a trace to a half inch. The daytime high temperature will be 40 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Wednesday, February 25, says, "It's HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER. Heavy rain and snow combined with moderate to strong winds has elevated the avalanche danger to HIGH on many slopes. Large and dangerous natural and human triggered avalanches are very likely. Traveling on or beneath steep (30° ) terrain is not recommended. Avoid runout zones. Know that you can trigger large avalanches from below."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

February 25 @ 6:30 pm

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

February 25 @ 2:53 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

80% chance of
0 to 1 inch

20% chance of
1 to 2 inches

(0.25" to 0.35" of H₂O)

75% chance of
a trace

25% chance of
a trace to 0.5 inches

(0.05" to 0.10" of H₂O)

The main moisture tap associated with our warm winter storm has moved south out of the region this afternoon, with more showery conditions expected through the remainder of the day...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

February 25 @ 11:32 am

Tonight: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of snow before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 22, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 8 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: A chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow likely before 11am, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 38. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.