Steve's Cottonwood Canyon Weather Dashboard

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 17 @ 3:30 am

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 7 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 6 mph out of the north-northwest with gusts to 11. In the last 12 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 5 inches. In the last 2 weeks, the depth has decreased 10 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent . New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible." For Friday the forecast is, "Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny."

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Thursday, April 16, says, "This morning's LOW avalanche danger may rise to MODERATE in the upper elevation bands this afternoon IF we see the higher end of snow and wind with the cold front. IF we see 4-6 inches+ of new snow, you may be able to trigger shallow pockets of wind blown snow and longer running loose dry sluffs in steep terrain."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

April 17 @ 3:30 am

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 13 @ 2:07 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

75% chance of
a trace

25% chance of
a trace to 0.5 inches

(0.02" to 0.05" of H₂O)

75% chance of
a trace

25% chance of
a trace to 0.5 inches

(0.02" to 0.10" of H₂O)

A Pacific storm system will continue across southern Utah through Tuesday afternoon. As it passes, the northern Utah mountains will remain on the periphery of the system, with just a 20 to 30 percent chance of snow showers through tomorrow. Any accumulations will be light.

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 16 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -8. Northwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 4. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

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