Bogus Basin SNOTEL

6,370 ftBoise County, IdahoNRCS site 978Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″— 48 h
Temp49°35°–55° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature49°F now40°32°49°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature49°F now40°32°49°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature49°F now25°50°32°49°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature49°F now25°50°32°49°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 25.9″ · Apr 70.1″ today
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 25.9″ · Apr 70.1″ 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 Idaho
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Mores Creek SummitID · 24 mi6,090 ft0.2″—0″0″
PrairieID · 32 mi4,800 ft0.0″—0″0″
Trinity MountainID · 34 mi7,790 ft0.3″300%2″0″
Jackson PeakID · 38 mi7,060 ft2.5″———
Cozy CoveID · 42 mi5,410 ft0.7″—0″0″
Atlanta SummitID · 43 mi7,570 ft0.0″—0″0″
Graham Guard StationID · 43 mi5,690 ft0.0″—0″0″
Van WyckID · 44 mi4,960 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
6,370 ft
Location
43.7638°N, 116.0969°W
County
Boise County, Idaho
Basin
Payette · HUC 17050122
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 978
Station ID
978:ID:SNTL · SHEF BOGI1
Reporting since
September 1999
NWS forecast office
Boise (BOI) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Bogus Basin 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 Bogus Basin SNOTEL?

At 6,370 ft in Boise County, Idaho (43.7638°N, 116.0969°W), in the Payette 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.