Vacarro Springs SNOTEL

7,890 ftEureka County, NevadaNRCS site 1137Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

Last peak3.6″SWE · Feb 21
Depth0″snow-free since Mar 12
Temp42°31°–52° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature42°F now30°40°50°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature42°F now30°40°50°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature42°F now20°40°60°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysAir temperature42°F now20°40°60°32°42°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
0″0.5″1″ONDJFMAMJJ
<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

3.6″peak snow water equivalent

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Station details

Elevation
7,890 ft
Location
39.4495°N, 115.9834°W
County
Eureka County, Nevada
Basin
Diamond-Monitor Valleys · HUC 16060005
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1137
Station ID
1137:NV:SNTL · SHEF VCSN2
Reporting since
October 2011
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 Vacarro Springs 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 Vacarro Springs SNOTEL?

At 7,890 ft in Eureka County, Nevada (39.4495°N, 115.9834°W), in the Diamond-Monitor Valleys 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.