Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated December 19 @ 2:00 pm
Summary
Cottonwood Canyons
December 19 @ 2:00 pm
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Current Conditions
It's Look for an Evergreen Day! At 1:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 35 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 10 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 18. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 3 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has increased 15 inches.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is an 80 percent chance of 0 to a half inch of snow and a 20 percent chance of a half to 1 inch. The daytime high temperature will be 39 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 65 percent chance of a half to 5 inches of snow and a 35 percent chance of 5 to 8 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 32 degrees.
Total snowfall of 4 to 10 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately 11 am today and is forecast to end at 11 am tomorrow. Total water in this storm is expected to be 0.5 to 1.5 inches.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, December 19, says, "This morning, most terrain has an overall LOW avalanche danger. Higher elevation, more wind-exposed terrain is where you can find a MODERATE avalanche danger for triggering small hard or soft slabs of wind-drifted snow 6 to 10 inches deep. As snow accumulates later today, expect shallow drifts to form on mid and upper elevation slopes facing northwest-north-east-southeast."
News Alerts
Cottonwood Canyons
December 19 @ 2:00 pm
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
December 19 @ 3:01 am
| 5:00 am - 5:00 pm | 5:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 80% chance of 20% chance of (0.05" to 0.10" of H2O) | 65% chance of (0.15" to 0.65" of H2O) 35% chance of (0.65" to 1.0" of H2O) |
A decaying atmospheric river will push into northern Utah from late this morning through at least Saturday afternoon... Total snowfall of 4 to 10 inches is forecast for the current storm which began at approximately 11 am today and is forecast to...
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
December 19 @ 2:05 am
This Afternoon: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Snow. Cloudy. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 28 overnight. West wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Saturday: Snow. Mostly cloudy. High near 29, with temperatures falling to around 27 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Saturday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Southwest wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Monday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday Night: A slight chance of snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Wednesday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of 9 to 13 inches possible.
Christmas Day: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Thursday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
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Current Temperature
| Alta December 19 @ 1:10 pm | Brighton's Crest December 19 @ 1:00 pm |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins December 19 @ 1:00 pm | Brighton's Crest December 19 @ 1:00 pm |
| Current depth: 27" | Current depth: 26" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins December 19 @ 1:00 pm | Brighton's Crest December 19 @ 1:00 pm |
| Current depth: 27" | Current depth: 26" |
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