Cottonwood Heights, Utah Weather
Cottonwood Heights, Utah — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cottonwood Heights, Davis County.
Full aviation weather for Cottonwood Heights is published on the Skypark Airport (KBTF) page, 5 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Cottonwood Heights have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Cottonwood Heights: Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) 14 km · Hill Air Force Base (KHIF) 28 km · Morgan County Airport (K42U) 31 km · South Valley Regional Airport (KSVR) 31 km · Ogden Hinckley Airport (KOGD) 37 km
Conditions reported at KBTF describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cottonwood Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cottonwood Heights.
About Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Cottonwood Heights rises with a quiet dignity against the imposing backdrop of the Wasatch Mountains, their jagged peaks often dusted with snow even as the valley floor basks in warm sunlight. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: steep, pine-covered canyons descend into rolling foothills that gradually soften into manicured neighborhoods. Creeks, fed by the mountain snowmelt, carve their way through the terrain, their gentle murmur a constant counterpoint to the rustling of cottonwood leaves. The air, especially in the early morning or late afternoon, carries a crisp clarity, scented with pine and the faintest hint of desert sage. Even as the sun dips low, casting long shadows that stretch like inkblots across the eastern slopes, the western sky often burns with a fiery, ephemeral beauty, a final blaze before the stars begin their silent dominion. The history of Cottonwood Heights is intimately tied to the agricultural rhythms of the Salt Lake Valley, its early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile land and the abundance of water. While the surrounding region once echoed with the clang of mining equipment, Cottonwood Heights itself developed more as a residential haven, a place where families could find respite from the bustling city below. The local economy, though diversified, still retains echoes of that agrarian past, with a strong emphasis on community and a slower pace of life that feels increasingly rare. The well-known ski resorts, accessible via canyons that snake into the mountains, draw visitors from afar, contributing to the area's vibrant, though often seasonal, tourism. This proximity to both wild nature and urban convenience has shaped Cottonwood Heights into a place where the grandeur of the mountains is a daily presence, a silent, watchful guardian over the lives unfolding below.
Live animated radar for Cottonwood Heights and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Cottonwood Heights, Davis County, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40.883278°N, 111.866882°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 84414, 84093 |
| Area Code | 435, 801, 385 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cottonwood Heights, Utah Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cottonwood Heights, Utah, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cottonwood Heights includes coordinates 40.883278°N, 111.866882°W, situated in Davis County. ZIP code 84414, 84093. Telephone area code: 435, 801, 385. Timezone: Mountain Time (America/Denver).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
