Diamond Lake SNOTEL

5,280 ftDouglas County, OregonNRCS site 442Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.2″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp59°37°–70° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature59°F now50°75°32°59°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature59°F now50°75°32°59°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 temperature59°F now50°32°59°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature59°F now50°32°59°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″5″10″15″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 16.1″ · Mar 100.2″ today
0″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 16.1″ · Mar 100.2″ 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

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Oregon
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Toketee AirstripOR · 15 mi3,240 ft0.1″—0″0″
Chemult AlternateOR · 17 mi4,850 ft0.0″—0″0″
Summit LakeOR · 18 mi5,610 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Annie SpringsOR · 22 mi6,020 ft0.1″—0″0″
New Crescent LakeOR · 24 mi4,910 ft0.0″—0″0″
Cascade SummitOR · 28 mi5,100 ft0.1″—0″0″
Sun PassOR · 29 mi5,400 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Salt Creek FallsOR · 29 mi4,220 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
5,280 ft
Location
43.1879°N, 122.1400°W
County
Douglas County, Oregon
Basin
North Umpqua · HUC 17100301
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 442
Station ID
442:OR:SNTL · SHEF DIAO3
Reporting since
October 1979
NWS forecast office
Medford (MFR) 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 Diamond Lake 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 Diamond Lake SNOTEL?

At 5,280 ft in Douglas County, Oregon (43.1879°N, 122.1400°W), in the North Umpqua 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.