Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated May 27 @ 10:50 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

May 27 @ 10:50 am

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Current Conditions

At 10:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 45 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 32 mph out of the east-southeast with gusts to 42. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 5 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has decreased 40 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for today isn't currently available.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

May 27 @ 10:50 am

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

May 26 @ 11:31 pm

Today: Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 55. South southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.


Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.


Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56. South southeast wind 12 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.


Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.


Friday: Scattered snow showers and isolated thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then isolated thunderstorms and scattered rain and snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


Friday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 50%.


Saturday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.


Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.


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


Monday: Sunny, with a high near 55.


Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.


Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.


Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

May 27 @ 10:00 am

Brighton's Crest

May 27 @ 10:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

May 27 @ 10:10 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

May 27 @ 10:00 am

Brighton's Crest

May 27 @ 10:00 am

Current depth: 44"
Change in 12 hours: -1"
Change in 24 hours: -2"
Change in 48 hours: -5"

Current depth: 26"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: -3"
Change in 48 hours: -5"

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

May 27 @ 10:00 am

Brighton's Crest

May 27 @ 10:00 am

Current depth: 44"
Change in 1 week: -14"
Change in 2 weeks: -19"
Change in 4 weeks: -42"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 26"
Change in 1 week: -14"
Change in 2 weeks: -19"
Change in 4 weeks: -40"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

May 27 @ 10:50 am

Avalanche Rescue

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

May 27

YTD Snow Chart

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