Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 30 @ 2:51 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 30 @ 2:51 am

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Current Conditions

At 2:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 31 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 20 mph out of the southeast with gusts to 31.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 7 mph." For Friday the forecast is, "A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 39, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent ."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 30 @ 2:50 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 29 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind around 7 mph.


Friday: A chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 39, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.


Friday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.


Saturday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Sunday: Snow before 5pm, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.


Sunday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 8pm, then snow. Cloudy, with a low around 27. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.


Monday: Snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.


Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.


Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.


Wednesday: A slight chance of snow after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.


Thursday: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

October 30 @ 2:00 am

Brighton's Crest

October 30 @ 2:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

October 30 @ 1:00 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

October 30 @ 2:10 am

Brighton's Crest

October 30 @ 2:00 am

Current depth: 0"
Change in 12 hours: N/A
Change in 24 hours: N/A
Change in 48 hours: N/A
(All depths questionable.)

Current depth: 0"
Change in 12 hours: N/A
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30-Day Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

October 30 @ 2:10 am

Brighton's Crest

October 30 @ 2:00 am

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 30 @ 2:50 am

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

October 30

YTD Snow Chart

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