Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 28 @ 1:31 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 28 @ 1:31 am

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Current Conditions

At 1:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 35 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 32 mph out of the south with gusts to 55.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "A chance of snow. Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent . Little or no snow accumulation expected." For Wednesday the forecast is, "Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 2 to 8 mph."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 28 @ 1:30 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 27 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: A chance of snow. Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.


Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 31 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph.


Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South southwest wind around 6 mph.


Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 6 mph.


Friday: A slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Friday Night: A chance of snow before midnight, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Saturday: Snow likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Saturday Night: Rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.


Sunday: Rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 32. New snow accumulation of 8 to 12 inches possible.


Sunday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.


Monday: A chance of snow before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.


Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

October 28 @ 1:00 am

Brighton's Crest

October 28 @ 1:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

October 28 @ 12:00 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

October 28 @ 1:10 am

Brighton's Crest

October 28 @ 1:00 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 28 @ 1:10 am

Brighton's Crest

October 28 @ 1:00 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 28 @ 1:30 am

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

October 28

YTD Snow Chart

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