Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 19 @ 3:10 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 19 @ 3:10 pm

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 45 degrees. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth midway up Alta's Collins chairlift has decreased 2 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent ." For tonight the forecast is, "A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent ."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 19 @ 3:10 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 19 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Tonight: A slight chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Tuesday: A slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 6 mph.


Wednesday: A slight chance of rain between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.


Thursday: A slight chance of rain before noon, then showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 31. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Friday: Snow before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.


Friday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.


Saturday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.


Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 39.


Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

October 19 @ 3:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 19 @ 3:00 pm

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

October 19 @ 2:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 19 @ 3:00 pm

Current depth: 6"
Change in 12 hours: -1"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: N/A

Current depth: 0"
Change in 12 hours: N/A
Change in 24 hours: N/A
Change in 48 hours: N/A

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

October 19 @ 3:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 19 @ 3:00 pm

Current depth: 0"
Change in 1 week: N/A
Change in 2 weeks: N/A
Change in 4 weeks: N/A
(All depths questionable.)

Current depth: 0"
Change in 1 week: N/A
Change in 2 weeks: N/A
Change in 4 weeks: N/A
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

October 19 @ 3:10 pm

Avalanche Rescue

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

October 19

YTD Snow Chart

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