Rice Park SNOTEL

8,480 ftCibola County, New MexicoNRCS site 933Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.3″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp36°27°–50° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.3″ now00.50.3″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature36°F now40°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.3″ now00.50.3″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature36°F now40°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.3″ now-0.500.50.3″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature36°F now25°50°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.3″ now-0.500.50.3″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature36°F now25°50°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″2″4″6″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 6″ · Mar 40.3″ today
0″2.5″5″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 6″ · Mar 40.3″ today
<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

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Station details

Elevation
8,480 ft
Location
35.2366°N, 108.2740°W
County
Cibola County, New Mexico
Basin
Rio San Jose · HUC 13020207
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 933
Station ID
933:NM:SNTL · SHEF RPRN5
Reporting since
August 1998
NWS forecast office
Albuquerque (ABQ) 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 Rice Park 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 Rice Park SNOTEL?

At 8,480 ft in Cibola County, New Mexico (35.2366°N, 108.2740°W), in the Rio San Jose 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.