Steve's Cottonwood Canyon Weather Dashboard

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

May 2 @ 3:50 am

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 28 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 9 mph out of the south-southeast with gusts to 13. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 4 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has decreased 11 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "Clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. Southeast wind around 8 mph." For Saturday the forecast is, "Sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 8 mph."

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, May 1, says, "Thank you for a great season. We'll see you next fall! Remember to practice good habits and follow proper protocol when heading into the backcountry. During the spring, there are typically three different avalanche problems: Wet Snow: Wet loose avalanches, wet slab avalanches, roof slides, and glide avalanches New Snow: New storm snow instabilities; soft slab avalanches and loose dry avalanches Wind Drifted Snow: Wind slabs; soft or hard drifts of wind-blown snow."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

May 2 @ 3:50 am

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No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 27 @ 2:30 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

75% chance of
0.5 to 2.5 inches

(0.05" to 0.20" of H₂O)

25% chance of
2.5 to 3.5 inches

(0.20" to 0.30" of H₂O)

75% chance of
0 to 0.5 inches

25% chance of
0.5 to 1 inch

(0.10" to 0.15" of H₂O)

Scattered showers will continue through the evening, weakening after 7PM or so and ending by midnight. Snow levels will continue to trend lower, with snow density also decreasing accordingly...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

May 1 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: Clear. Low around 27, with temperatures rising to around 29 overnight. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46. South wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. South southwest wind around 9 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. West southwest wind around 9 mph.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Tuesday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

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

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 55.

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