Steve's Cottonwood Canyon Weather Dashboard

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 16 @ 2:50 pm

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Current Conditions

At 2:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 26 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 4 mph out of the southwest with gusts to 8. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 2 inches. In the last 2 weeks, the depth has decreased 19 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 32, with temperatures falling to around 20 in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent . New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible." For tonight the forecast is, "Snow Showers."

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 16 @ 2:50 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 16 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 32, with temperatures falling to around 20 in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 5. West wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -9. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday: A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -6. North 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 35. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.

Sunday: Mostly 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Tuesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Wednesday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.