Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 25 @ 1:40 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

March 25 @ 1:40 pm

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Current Conditions

At 1:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 56 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 15 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 20. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 4 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 16 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 68 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 43 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Wednesday, March 25, says, "The avalanche danger will quickly rise to CONSIDERABLE with direct sun and daytime heating for both wet-loose and large wet slab avalanches. Avoid being on or underneath steep slopes once the snow surface becomes loose and unconsolidated. In our lifetimes, these are unprecedented conditions. No one has seen these conditions before. (Gray on the danger rose indicates little to no snow. )."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

March 25 @ 1:40 pm

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 25 @ 2:14 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

100% chance of
no new snow

75% chance of
no new snow

25% chance of
no new snow

(0.05" of H₂O)

Strong high pressure in place will result in another day of historically warm temperatures for March. A small and weak shortwave will move into northern Arizona tonight, pushing a weak surface boundary into northern Utah early this evening...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 25 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind around 14 mph.

Tonight: Isolated rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny. High near 44, with temperatures falling to around 40 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind around 7 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

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