Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 9 @ 5:51 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 9 @ 5:51 am

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Current Conditions

Happy Leif Erikson Day! At 5:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 46 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 13 mph out of the southwest with gusts to 18.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. South wind around 5 mph." For Friday the forecast is, "A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent ."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 9 @ 5:51 am

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7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 8 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.


Friday: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


Saturday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.


Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.


Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 38. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.


Columbus Day: Showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then a chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40.


Monday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 30. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.


Tuesday: A chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.


Tuesday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.


Wednesday: Snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.


Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

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Brighton's Crest

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24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

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