Sheep Mountain SNOTEL

6,630 ftBingham County, IdahoNRCS site 749Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE—no median
Depth1″0″ 48 h
Temp37°33°–53° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent01Snow depth1″ now021″Air temperature37°F now40°32°37°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent01Snow depth1″ now021″Air temperature37°F now40°32°37°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent01Snow depth1″ now021″Air temperature37°F now50°75°32°37°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent01Snow depth1″ now021″Air temperature37°F now50°75°32°37°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 13.8″ · Mar 25
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 13.8″ · Mar 25
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
Map
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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
Somsen RanchID · 24 mi6,830 ft0.0″—1″0″
Pine Creek PassID · 35 mi6,710 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Pebble CreekID · 37 mi6,520 ft0.0″—0″0″
Phillips BenchWY · 44 mi8,170 ft0.0″—0″0″
Slug Creek DivideID · 49 mi7,240 ft0.0″—0″0″
Sedgwick PeakID · 49 mi7,800 ft0.1″—0″0″
Wildhorse DivideID · 51 mi6,480 ft0.0″—0″0″
Willow CreekWY · 51 mi8,060 ft0.0″—0″−3″

Station details

Elevation
6,630 ft
Location
43.2103°N, 111.6879°W
County
Bingham County, Idaho
Basin
Willow · HUC 17040205
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 749
Station ID
749:ID:SNTL · SHEF SPMI1
Reporting since
October 1978
NRCS name
Sheep Mtn.
NWS forecast office
Pocatello (PIH) 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 Sheep 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 Sheep Mountain SNOTEL?

At 6,630 ft in Bingham County, Idaho (43.2103°N, 111.6879°W), in the Willow 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.