Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated April 7 @ 1:50 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 7 @ 1:50 am

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Current Conditions

It is World Health Day! At 1:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 31 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 8 mph out of the north-northwest with gusts to 12. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 5 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has decreased 13 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that yesterday at 5:00 pm until 5:00 am this morning, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 38 degrees. And today, from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 56 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Monday, April 6, says, "The avalanche danger is MODERATE on all slopes at the mid and upper elevations. Expect avalanches involving long-running, loose\/wet snow as the snow surface heats up this morning. You may also find shallow pockets of wind-drifted snow on northerly aspects at the mid and upper elevations. Although sunshine is forecast for today, any period of high\/thin clouds may lead to greenhousing and cause the snow to become reactive on all aspects."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

April 7 @ 1:50 am

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 6 @ 2:55 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

100% chance of
no new snow

90% chance of
no new snow

10% chance of
no new snow

Largely quiescent weather is expected once again, with temperatures remaining steady around 10-15 degrees above normal. Temperatures will likely remain above freezing overnight...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 6 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. West northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. East wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Friday: A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49.

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 37. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

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