Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated December 8 @ 8:30 am
Summary
Cottonwood Canyons
December 8 @ 8:30 am
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Current Conditions
It's National Brownie Day! At 8:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 24 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 34 mph out of the west-northwest with gusts to 40.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 32 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 75 percent chance of a trace to 1 inch of snow and a 25 percent chance of 1 to 1 and a half inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 15 degrees.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Sunday, December 8, says, "The avalanche danger is LOW. With increased wind speeds last night and continuing through the day, evaluate snow and terrain carefully in locations where wind transported snow could accumulate and create wind slabs near ridgelines that may fail on a buried layer of facets. Stay away from thinner areas where you may find buried objects just under the snow surface."
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Cottonwood Canyons
December 8 @ 8:30 am
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
December 8 @ 2:23 am
| 5:00 am - 5:00 pm | 5:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 100% chance of | 75% chance of 25% chance of (0.05" to 0.10" of H2O) |
High pressure has shifted away from Utah this morning as the first part of a Pacific Northwest storm system begins to graze northern Utah...
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
December 8 @ 2:26 am
Today: A chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny. High near 25, with temperatures falling to around 19 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Tonight: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 10, with temperatures rising to around 12 overnight. Wind chill values as low as 3. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday: Snow likely before 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 13, with temperatures falling to around 11 in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as 0. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Monday Night: A chance of snow between 11pm and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Wind chill values as low as 0. West northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 17. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday: A chance of snow before 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Friday Night: A chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Saturday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.
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Current Temperature
| Alta December 8 @ 8:00 am | Brighton's Crest December 8 @ 8:00 am |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins December 8 @ 8:00 am | Solitude's Summit December 8 @ 7:00 am |
| Current depth: 28" | Current depth: 23" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins December 8 @ 8:00 am | Solitude's Summit December 8 @ 7:00 am |
| Current depth: 28" | Current depth: 23" |
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