Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated February 7 @ 9:40 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

February 7 @ 9:40 am

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Current Conditions

At 9:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 26 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 2 mph out of the north-northwest with gusts to 5. 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 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 44 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 28 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Saturday, February 7, says, "Avalanche conditions are generally safe, and avalanche danger is LOW. You may trigger wet-loose avalanches on sunny slopes as temperatures rise. Conversely, you may trigger dry-loose avalanches on shaded slopes where the surface snow is soft and weak. Grey on low elevation southerly aspects indicates that there is little to no snow in this terrain."

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Cottonwood Canyons

February 7 @ 9:40 am

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

February 7 @ 5:21 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm	5:00 pm - 5:00 am

100% chance of no new snow	100% chance of no new snow

While a weak disturbance is expected to graze northern Utah today, this system is not expected to result in much outside of some passing high clouds through this afternoon. Expect westerly winds to shift northwesterly behind this disturbance this evening.

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

February 7 @ 2:07 am

Today: Sunny. High near 35, with temperatures falling to around 33 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Sunny. High near 37, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. West wind around 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. West wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.

Monday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. New snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow before 11am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.