Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated June 23 @ 2:30 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

June 23 @ 2:30 pm

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Current Conditions

At 2:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 69 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 12 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 21.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 9 mph." For tonight the forecast is, "Areas of smoke. Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

June 23 @ 2:30 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

June 23 @ 12:21 pm

This Afternoon: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 69. West southwest wind around 9 mph.


Tonight: Areas of smoke. Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.


Wednesday: Patchy smoke before noon, then patchy smoke and a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.


Wednesday Night: Smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.


Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 66.


Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.


Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Sunny, with a high near 56.


Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.


Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.


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


Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55.


Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

June 23 @ 2:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

June 23 @ 2:00 pm

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

June 23 @ 2:10 pm

Radar

NOAA Radar

June 23 @ 2:30 pm

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
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June 23

YTD Snow Chart

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