Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated April 27 @ 5:10 am
Summary
Cottonwood Canyons
April 27 @ 5:10 am
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Current Conditions
Happy Spinach Day! At 5:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 27 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 9 mph out of the southeast with gusts to 12. In the last 24 hours, the snow depth midway up Solitude's Summit chairlift has increased 6 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 16 inches.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is a 75 percent chance of 2 to 4 and a half inches of snow and a 25 percent chance of 4 and a half inches. The daytime high temperature will be 40 degrees. There is a 20 percent chance of lightning. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 75 percent chance of 1 and a half to 3 inches of snow and a 25 percent chance of 3 to 4 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 28 degrees. There will be 20 percent chance of lightning.
Total snowfall of 7 to 15 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately noon on Thursday and is forecast to end at 6 am tomorrow. Total water in this storm is expected to be 0.75 to 1.25 inches.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, April 26, says, "Thank you for a great season!Regular avalanche forecasts have ended. We will be issuing intermittent updates through May 1st. This most recent update is from Friday April 26, 2024. During the spring, there are typically three different avalanche problems: 1. Wet Snow: Wet loose avalanches, wet slab avalanches, and glide avalanches 2. New Snow: New storm snow instability as soft slab avalanches and loose dry avalanches 3. Wind Drifted Snow: Wind slabs; soft or hard drifts of wind-blown snow."
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Cottonwood Canyons
April 27 @ 5:10 am
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
April 27 @ 3:18 am
| 5:00 am - 5:00 pm | 5:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 75% chance of (0.20" to 0.45" of H2O) 25% chance of (0.45" of H2O) | 75% chance of (0.10" to 0.30" of H2O) 25% chance of (0.30" to 0.40" of H2O) |
Light easterly flow early this morning will transition to northwesterly this afternoon, as an upper low begins to move away from the... Total snowfall of 7 to 15 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately noon on Thursday and is forecast...
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
April 27 @ 2:25 am
Overnight: Snow showers. Cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 28 overnight. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Saturday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 31, with temperatures falling to around 29 in the afternoon. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 23, with temperatures rising to around 25 overnight. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tuesday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 37.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40.
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Current Temperature
| Alta April 27 @ 5:00 am | Brighton's Crest April 27 @ 5:00 am |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins April 27 @ 4:00 am | Solitude's Summit April 27 @ 4:00 am |
| Current depth: 144" | Current depth: 90" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins April 27 @ 4:00 am | Solitude's Summit April 27 @ 4:00 am |
| Current depth: 144" | Current depth: 90" |
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