Steve's Cottonwood Canyon Weather Dashboard

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 23 @ 4:30 am

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Current Conditions

Happy Lover's Day! At 4:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 23 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 6 mph out of the southwest with gusts to 20. In the last 12 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 1 inch. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 21 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 23 overnight. West northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent . New snow accumulation of around one inch possible." For Thursday the forecast is, "Snow Showers Likely."

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Monday, April 20, says, "Regular avalanche forecasts have ended. We will issue intermittent updates and publish observations through May 1st. You can submit observations and avalanches HERE, and check out the most recent observations and avalanches HERE. 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

April 23 @ 4:30 am

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No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

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 22 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 23 overnight. West northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.

Thursday: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 10. West northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 30. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Monday Night: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

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