Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated February 2 @ 5:45 pm
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Cottonwood Canyons
February 2 @ 5:45 pm
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Current Conditions
Happy Groundhog Day! At 5:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 25 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 21 mph out of the north-northwest with gusts to 26. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 1 inch. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has decreased 13 inches.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 23 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 41 degrees.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Monday, February 2, says, "The overall avalanche danger is LOW, but you can expect sluffing in dry, loose snow on steep shady aspects where a sluff could be consequential in terrain where you could get carried over rocks or into trees. Also watch for isolated pockets of wind drifted snow at the upper elevations."
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Cottonwood Canyons
February 2 @ 5:45 pm
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
February 2 @ 1:44 pm
| 5:00 pm - 5:00 am | 5:00 am - 5:00 pm |
| 100% chance of | 100% chance of |
Utah will be east of a ridge of high pressure through Tuesday. Warmer than normal, dry conditions, with northwest wind gusts to around 45 mph will last through then. Winds will lighten Wednesday and more Thursday as the ridge builds into Utah.
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
February 2 @ 2:11 pm
This Afternoon: Sunny. High near 32, with temperatures falling to around 29 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny. High near 32, with temperatures falling to around 30 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday: A slight chance of snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
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Current Temperature
| Alta February 2 @ 5:00 pm | Brighton's Crest February 2 @ 5:00 pm |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins February 2 @ 5:00 pm | Brighton's Crest February 2 @ 5:00 pm |
| Current depth: 60" | Current depth: 54" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins February 2 @ 5:00 pm | Brighton's Crest February 2 @ 5:00 pm |
| Current depth: 60" | Current depth: 54" |
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