Fish Lake SNOTEL

4,660 ftJackson County, OregonNRCS site 479Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp58°33°–68° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature58°F now50°32°58°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature58°F now50°32°58°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature58°F now50°32°58°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature58°F now50°32°58°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 13″ · Mar 100.1″ today
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 13″ · Mar 100.1″ today
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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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
Billie Creek DivideOR · 5 mi5,280 ft0.1″—0″0″
Fourmile LakeOR · 7 mi5,970 ft0.0″—1″0″
Howard PrairieOR · 12 mi4,580 ft0.0″—0″—
Cold Springs CampOR · 14 mi5,940 ft0.1″—0″0″
Sevenmile MarshOR · 24 mi5,690 ft0.0″—0″0″
Sun PassOR · 34 mi5,400 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Swan Lake MountainOR · 34 mi6,830 ft——0″—
Big Red MountainOR · 34 mi6,060 ft0.2″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
4,660 ft
Location
42.3801°N, 122.3494°W
County
Jackson County, Oregon
Basin
Upper Rogue · HUC 17100307
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 479
Station ID
479:OR:SNTL · SHEF FISO3
Reporting since
October 1979
NRCS name
Fish Lk.
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 Fish 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 Fish Lake SNOTEL?

At 4,660 ft in Jackson County, Oregon (42.3801°N, 122.3494°W), in the Upper Rogue 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.