Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 11 @ 3:10 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 11 @ 3:10 pm

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 44 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 18 mph out of the south-southeast with gusts to 52.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. South wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent . New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible." For tonight the forecast is, "Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then patchy blowing dust and a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. South southwest wind 13 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 54 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent . New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 11 @ 3:10 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 11 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 42 in the afternoon. South wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.


Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then patchy blowing dust and a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. South southwest wind 13 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 54 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.


Columbus Day: A chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.


Monday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.


Tuesday: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.


Tuesday Night: Snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.


Wednesday: Snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.


Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 46.


Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 32.


Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 46.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

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Brighton's Crest

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24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

October 11 @ 11:00 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

October 11 @ 11:00 am

Brighton's Crest

October 11 @ 3:00 pm

Current depth: 54"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: 0"
Change in 48 hours: N/A

Current depth: 0"
Change in 12 hours: N/A
Change in 24 hours: N/A
Change in 48 hours: N/A

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

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Brighton's Crest

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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
(All depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

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Avalanche Rescue

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
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YTD Snow Chart

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