Waldron SNOTEL

5,640 ftTeton County, MontanaNRCS site 847Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.2″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp27°27°–46° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now00.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature27°F now40°32°27°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now00.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature27°F now40°32°27°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now010.2″Snow depth0″ now02.50″Air temperature27°F now50°32°27°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now010.2″Snow depth0″ now02.50″Air temperature27°F now50°32°27°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 11.1″ · Apr 80.2″ today
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 11.1″ · Apr 80.2″ 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 Montana
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Mount LockhartMT · 2 mi6,430 ft0.5″167%2″−2″
Dupuyer CreekMT · 10 mi5,740 ft0.8″—2″−4″
Badger PassMT · 18 mi6,870 ft0.9″100%3″−3″
Wood CreekMT · 33 mi5,970 ft1.0″—5″−2″
Pike CreekMT · 36 mi5,930 ft0.1″—0″−3″
Noisy BasinMT · 56 mi6,070 ft0.5″—0″−1″
Moss PeakMT · 57 mi6,760 ft0.6″60%1″−1″
Kraft CreekMT · 57 mi4,770 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
5,640 ft
Location
47.9200°N, 112.7909°W
County
Teton County, Montana
Basin
Teton · HUC 10030205
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 847
Station ID
847:MT:SNTL · SHEF CHUM8
Reporting since
October 1968
NWS forecast office
Great Falls (TFX) 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 Waldron 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 Waldron SNOTEL?

At 5,640 ft in Teton County, Montana (47.9200°N, 112.7909°W), in the Teton 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.