Lewis Peak SNOTEL

7,370 ftLander County, NevadaNRCS site 1006Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.2″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp41°31°–56° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature41°F now40°32°41°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature41°F now40°32°41°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature41°F now50°32°41°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature41°F now50°32°41°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 11.2″ · Mar 240.2″ today
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 11.2″ · Mar 240.2″ today
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
Map
Open in the Vertex map

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 Nevada
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
GolcondaNV · 53 mi6,640 ft——0″0″
MidasNV · 63 mi6,630 ft——0″0″
Snowstorm MountainNV · 68 mi7,410 ft——0″0″
Corral CanyonNV · 70 mi8,440 ft1.2″—4″−5″
Green MountainNV · 70 mi8,180 ft0.0″—0″−5″
Toe JamNV · 72 mi7,700 ft0.2″—0″0″
Porter CanyonNV · 74 mi7,190 ft——0″0″
Taylor CanyonNV · 74 mi6,320 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
7,370 ft
Location
40.3572°N, 116.8647°W
County
Lander County, Nevada
Basin
Reese · HUC 16040107
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1006
Station ID
1006:NV:SNTL · SHEF LWPN2
Reporting since
October 2000
NWS forecast office
Elko (LKN) 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 Lewis Peak 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 Lewis Peak SNOTEL?

At 7,370 ft in Lander County, Nevada (40.3572°N, 116.8647°W), in the Reese 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.