Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated August 3 @ 1:30 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

August 3 @ 1:30 pm

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Current Conditions

At 1:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 70 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 4 mph out of the west-southwest with gusts to 9.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind around 9 mph." For tonight the forecast is, "Patchy smoke. Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

August 3 @ 1:30 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

August 3 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind around 9 mph.


Tonight: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.


Tuesday: Patchy smoke. Sunny, with a high near 67. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.


Tuesday Night: Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.


Wednesday: Patchy smoke before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.


Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.


Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 72.


Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76.


Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.


Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 76.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.


Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.


Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

August 3 @ 1:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

August 3 @ 1:00 pm

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

August 3 @ 1:10 pm

Radar

NOAA Radar

August 3 @ 1:30 pm

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Cameras

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Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, Solitude, and UDOT.

Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

August 3

YTD Snow Chart

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