Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated January 31 @ 3:30 am
Summary
Cottonwood Canyons
January 31 @ 3:30 am
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Current Conditions
At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 23 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 29 mph out of the west-northwest with gusts to 36. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 1 inch. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 12 inches.
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 42 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 29 degrees.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, January 30, says, "The overall avalanche danger remains LOW. Normal Caution is advised. Today you'll be able to trigger both wet and dry loose snow sluffs on the southerly and northerly aspects, respectively. Any dry loose sluff may gouge into older faceted snow, leaving larger debris piles. Along the highest elevations, you may encounter scattershot shallow and soft wind slabs in lee terrain."
News Alerts
Cottonwood Canyons
January 31 @ 3:30 am
No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.
12/24-Hour Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
January 31 @ 1:59 am
| 5:00 am - 5:00 pm | 5:00 pm - 5:00 am |
| 100% chance of | 100% chance of |
Dry northwest flow will continue through Saturday with gusty winds near ridgetops peaking this morning. These winds will gradually diminish as a ridge becomes centered overhead on Sunday with lighter and more southwesterly winds returning with warming aloft.
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7-Day Forecast
Cottonwood Canyons
January 31 @ 2:11 am
Overnight: Partly cloudy. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 23 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 33, with temperatures falling to around 31 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 32.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38.
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Current Temperature
| Alta January 31 @ 3:00 am | Brighton's Crest January 31 @ 3:00 am |
48-Hour Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins January 31 @ 3:00 am | Brighton's Crest January 31 @ 3:00 am |
| Current depth: 61" | Current depth: 55" |
30-Day Snow Depth
| Alta's Collins January 31 @ 3:00 am | Brighton's Crest January 31 @ 3:00 am |
| Current depth: 61" | Current depth: 55" |
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