Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated April 29 @ 6:30 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 29 @ 6:30 am

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Current Conditions

At 6:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 30 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 8 mph out of the southwest with gusts to 12. In the last 24 hours, the snow depth midway up Solitude's Summit chairlift has decreased 1 inch. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 28 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is a 25 percent chance of a trace to a half inch of snow. The daytime high temperature will be 51 degrees. There is a 30 percent chance of lightning. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 75 percent chance of a trace to 1 and a half inches of snow and a 25 percent chance of 1 and a half to 3 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 23 degrees. There will be 30 percent chance of lightning.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Sunday, April 28, says, "Thank you for a great season!Regular avalanche forecasts have ended. We will be issuing intermittent updates through May 1st. This most recent update is from Sunday April 28, 2024. During the spring, there are typically three different avalanche problems: 1. Wet Snow: Wet loose avalanches, wet slab avalanches, and glide avalanches 2. New Snow: New storm snow instability as soft slab avalanches and loose dry avalanches 3. Wind Drifted Snow: Wind slabs; soft or hard drifts of wind-blown snow."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

April 29 @ 6:30 am

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12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 29 @ 2:29 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm

5:00 pm - 5:00 am

75% chance of
no new snow

25% chance of
a trace to 0.5 inches

75% chance of
a trace to 1.5 inches

25% chance of
1.5 to 3 inches

(0.15" to 0.35" of H₂O)

Mild southwesterly flow will prevail through much of the day today, ahead of a cold front which will reach the area early this evening. Increasing moisture ahead of this front will bring chance of showers along with a slight chance for thunderstorms after 1400...

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 29 @ 1:45 am

Today: A slight chance of snow showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 10 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 18, with temperatures rising to around 21 overnight. Wind chill values as low as 8. West wind 14 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.