Mormon Mountain SNOTEL

7,490 ftCoconino County, ArizonaNRCS site 640Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM MST

SWE0.1″no median
Depth1″0″ 48 h
Temp42°31°–50° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature42°F now40°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature42°F now40°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature42°F now50°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature42°F now50°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″2″4″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 5.4″ · Mar 40.1″ today
0″2″4″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 5.4″ · Mar 40.1″ today
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

The forecast for this station is on its way.

16-day outlook, three models

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Arizona
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Mormon Mountain SummitAZ · 2 mi8,450 ft0.0″—0″0″
Bar MAZ · 7 mi6,380 ft0.3″—1″−1″
Happy JackAZ · 15 mi7,520 ft0.1″—0″0″
FryAZ · 21 mi7,220 ft0.2″—0″−1″
Fort ValleyAZ · 26 mi7,360 ft0.0″—0″0″
Snowslide CanyonAZ · 29 mi9,720 ft0.2″—0″0″
Baker ButteAZ · 34 mi7,360 ft0.2″—2″+1″
Baker Butte SummitAZ · 34 mi7,730 ft0.0″—0″—

Station details

Elevation
7,490 ft
Location
34.9414°N, 111.5186°W
County
Coconino County, Arizona
Basin
Canyon Diablo · HUC 15020015
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 640
Station ID
640:AZ:SNTL · SHEF MRMA3
Reporting since
January 1963
NWS forecast office
Flagstaff (FGZ) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Mormon Mountain's 1″ of snow holds 0.1″ of water, so the pack is about 10% water. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10%; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Mormon Mountain SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Mormon Mountain SNOTEL?

At 7,490 ft in Coconino County, Arizona (34.9414°N, 111.5186°W), in the Canyon Diablo basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.