Moss Springs SNOTEL

5,760 ftUnion County, OregonNRCS site 647Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth1″0″ 48 h
Temp37°26°–61° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature37°F now25°50°32°37°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature37°F now25°50°32°37°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature37°F now25°50°32°37°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature37°F now25°50°32°37°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 26.4″ · Apr 90.1″ today
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 26.4″ · Apr 90.1″ 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
Taylor GreenOR · 15 mi5,730 ft0.0″—0″0″
Aneroid Lake #2OR · 24 mi7,430 ft0.2″200%0″−2″
Mount HowardOR · 25 mi7,840 ft0.2″—0″0″
Wolf CreekOR · 27 mi5,730 ft0.4″—1″0″
Beaver ReservoirOR · 27 mi5,140 ft0.1″—0″0″
Schneider MeadowsOR · 32 mi5,400 ft0.0″———
Eilertson MeadowsOR · 35 mi5,510 ft0.0″—1″0″
High RidgeOR · 36 mi4,900 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
5,760 ft
Location
45.2717°N, 117.6875°W
County
Union County, Oregon
Basin
Upper Grande Ronde · HUC 17060104
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 647
Station ID
647:OR:SNTL · SHEF MOSO3
Reporting since
October 1979
NWS forecast office
Pendleton (PDT) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Moss Springs's 1″ of snow holds 0.1″ of water, so the pack is about 10% water. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10%; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Moss 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 Moss Springs SNOTEL?

At 5,760 ft in Union County, Oregon (45.2717°N, 117.6875°W), in the Upper Grande Ronde 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.