Steve's Cottonwood Canyon Weather Dashboard

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 17 @ 5:30 pm

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Current Conditions

At 5:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 20 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 12 mph out of the west with gusts to 20. In the last 12 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 3 inches. In the last 2 weeks, the depth has decreased 14 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as 7. Northwest wind around 12 mph." For tonight the forecast is, "Mostly Clear."

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, April 17, says, "Today you'll find areas of MODERATE avalanche danger in the higher elevation bands. I would expect some naturalling of the very low density snow to occur in the steepest terrain. . . and I would also expect you could trigger very soft wind slab pockets (in generally east facing terrain) and easy-to-trigger loose dry sluffs on all aspects. While small, these avalanches will be enough to knock you off your feet and run fast and far on the slick underlying crusts."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

April 17 @ 5:30 pm

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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 17 @ 11:36 am

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as 7. Northwest wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 12, with temperatures rising to around 14 overnight. Wind chill values as low as 2. Northwest wind 6 to 12 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 36. Wind chill values as low as 4. South southwest wind around 8 mph.

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

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind around 12 mph.

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

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely 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 25. 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 33. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.