Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 2 @ 8:46 am
Summary
Cottonwood Canyons
March 2 @ 8:46 am
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Current Conditions
At 8:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 33 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 8 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 12. In the last 24 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 1 inch. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has increased 24 inches.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is a 75 percent chance of a trace to 1 and a half inches of snow and a 25 percent chance of 1 and a half to 2 and a half inches. The daytime high temperature will be 45 degrees. There is a 25 percent chance of lightning. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 75 percent chance of 1 to 4 inches of snow and a 25 percent chance of 4 to 8 and a half inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 29 degrees.
Total snowfall of 4 to 14 inches is forecast for the next storm which will begin at approximately noon today and end at noon tomorrow. Total water in this storm is expected to be 0.4 to 1.5 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 @ 8:45 am
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
March 2 @ 2:54 am
| 5:00 am - 5:00 pm | 5:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 75% chance of (0.10" to 0.35" of H2O) 25% chance of (0.35" to 0.40" of H2O) | 75% chance of (0.05" to 0.50" of H2O) 25% chance of (0.50" to 0.80" of H2O) |
The warm moist southwesterly flow portion of the current storm has brought most of the precipitation to areas north of the Cottonwood... Total snowfall of 4 to 14 inches is forecast for the next storm which will begin at approximately noon today and end at noon...
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
March 1 @ 11:31 pm
Today: A chance of snow before 11am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 35, with temperatures falling to around 28 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 8pm, then snow. Mostly cloudy. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Tuesday: Snow likely before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of snow after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Thursday: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 23. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Friday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday Night: A slight chance of snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Sunday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 34.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
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Current Temperature
| Alta March 2 @ 8:00 am | Brighton's Crest March 2 @ 8:00 am |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins March 2 @ 8:00 am | Brighton's Crest March 2 @ 8:00 am |
| Current depth: 84" | Current depth: 77" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins March 2 @ 8:00 am | Brighton's Crest March 2 @ 8:00 am |
| Current depth: 84" | Current depth: 77" |
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