SR-14 · Cedar City to Duck Creek Village
Updated (10:52 AM ET)
Three times a day all winter we check the SR-14 cameras, the summit road sensor, the nearest snow station and the forecast, then write down what the drive from Cedar City up to Duck Creek Village is really like. This page always shows the newest note.
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今早 SR-14 路况良好，山顶附近潮湿，过了山顶就是干路。冬季天气警告预计今晚降雪 4 到 6 英寸（10 到 15 厘米），今天请尽早上山。
我们的冬季经验（11 月至次年 4 月）：请开 4WD 或 AWD 车辆，装好雪地胎，车里备好防滑链。晴朗干燥的日子任何车都能上山，但在 9,900 feet 的高处，风暴来得很快。
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10:52 AM ET
SR-14 is clear this morning, damp near the summit and dry past it. A Winter Weather Advisory brings 4 to 6 inches tonight, so come up early today.
Milepost 16.58 · 8:39 AM 
Milepost 20.6 · 8:39 AM Our winter rule of thumb, November through April: come up in a 4WD or AWD with good snow tires, and keep chains in the car. On a clear dry day any car makes it, but storms move in fast at 9,900 feet.
Here at Duck Creek Village Inn it’s a calm, grey morning and the drive up is in good shape. We checked the cameras at 8:30. The pavement is damp at Milepost 16.58 and at the summit, then dry from Milepost 20.6 past the Navajo Lake turnoff and into the village. There’s old snow on the shoulders and meadows east of the summit, none on the travel lanes.
It’s about 33 degrees now and should reach around 42 by late morning, so those damp spots should stay wet rather than freeze. Take the shaded curves below the summit easy for the next hour anyway. The summit sensor isn’t reporting and our lower Cedar Canyon camera is down, so we can’t vouch for the first 10 miles ourselves.
The weather turns this afternoon. The Weather Service has a Winter Weather Advisory until 11 AM Saturday. Rain and snow showers start mid afternoon, go to all snow this evening, and the heaviest falls after midnight, with 4 to 6 inches by Saturday morning. If you’re driving up today, try to be over the summit before 2 PM. With snow on the way, 4WD or AWD with good tires is the right call.
The SNOTEL site above the village still shows 9 inches on the ground. Saturday morning’s drive will be snow covered until the plows get through, so a late morning start is the smart move.
| Stretch | Road | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar City to Milepost 10 | No reading | Our lower canyon camera is offline, so we have no picture of this stretch. |
| Milepost 10 to the summit | Wet | Damp pavement at Milepost 16.58 and the summit, no snow on the road. |
| Summit to Navajo Lake | Dry | Bare, mostly dry lanes with old snow on the shoulders. |
| Navajo Lake to Duck Creek Village | Dry | Dry road, a little mist in the trees near the turnoff. |
Rain and snow showers this afternoon turn to all snow tonight, heaviest after midnight, with 4 to 6 inches by Saturday morning and a low near 28 degrees. Snow tapers off by late Saturday morning.
Summit readings from the UDOT road sensor on SR-14, snow on the ground from the nearest NRCS SNOTEL station, forecast from the National Weather Service.
Camera offline this morning, no image of lower Cedar Canyon.
Dark, damp pavement with no snow on the road or shoulders; last night's frame showed the same clear road.
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Close view of the pavement shows it damp but bare; the 10:27 PM frame was too dark to read.
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Travel lanes bare and mostly dry, old snow on the shoulders and meadow, unchanged from last night.
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Dry road under low grey cloud with a little mist in the trees.
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Dry pavement at the Mammoth Creek Road junction, no snow on the ground.
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Answered from our newest note, so these change three times a day too.
Yes. As of our morning note at 8:52 AM MT on Fri Nov 13, SR-14 from Cedar City to Duck Creek Village was open and wet. SR-14 is clear this morning, damp near the summit and dry past it. A Winter Weather Advisory brings 4 to 6 inches tonight, so come up early today.
As of our morning note at 8:52 AM MT on Fri Nov 13, a regular car on good all-season tires is fine. From November to April we still suggest 4WD or AWD and snow tires, because the summit can turn quickly.
The National Weather Service forecast in our latest note calls for 4-6 in in the next 24 hours and 4-6 in over the next 72 hours. Rain and snow showers this afternoon turn to all snow tonight, heaviest after midnight, with 4 to 6 inches by Saturday morning and a low near 28 degrees. Snow tapers off by late Saturday morning.
Three times a day from November through April, at about 8:30 AM, 1 PM and 5 PM Mountain Time. Each note comes from the SR-14 cameras, the UDOT summit sensor, the nearest SNOTEL snow station and the National Weather Service forecast.
上山前查看道路和天气情况。
查看页面Live snow depth and the 48-year record for Duck Creek Village, from two SNOTEL stations minutes away.
查看页面The official 7-day forecast for Duck Creek Village from the NWS grid point at 8,602 ft, with live weather alerts.
查看页面出发前查看实时画面和天气。
查看页面前往 Duck Creek 的道路，也是犹他最美的公路之一
查看指南The climb up Highway 14, chains and 4WD, snow depths, daylight, and storm-day calls
开始规划Once you are here the drive is done. Book a room or a cabin in Duck Creek Village and let the snow do its thing.