Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated September 17 @ 1:30 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

September 17 @ 1:30 am

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Current Conditions

At 1:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 48 degrees.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent ." For Thursday the forecast is, "Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent . New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

September 17 @ 1:30 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

September 16 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 9am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.


Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53.


Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.


Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.


Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.


Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.


Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.


Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.


Current Temperature

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Brighton's Crest

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Radar

NOAA Radar

September 17 @ 1:30 am

Avalanche Rescue

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