Porter Canyon SNOTEL

7,190 ftLander County, NevadaNRCS site 2170Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

Last peak0.8″SWE · Feb 22
Depth0″snow-free since Feb 24
Temp31°21°–61° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature31°F now20°40°60°32°31°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature31°F now20°40°60°32°31°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature31°F now25°50°75°32°31°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysAir temperature31°F now25°50°75°32°31°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Last season

0.8″peak snow water equivalent

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Station details

Elevation
7,190 ft
Location
39.4654°N, 117.6207°W
County
Lander County, Nevada
Basin
Gabbs Valley · HUC 16060002
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 2170
Station ID
2170:NV:SNTL · SHEF PRTN2
Reporting since
October 2009
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 Porter Canyon 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 Porter Canyon SNOTEL?

At 7,190 ft in Lander County, Nevada (39.4654°N, 117.6207°W), in the Gabbs Valley 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.