Mount Howard SNOTEL

7,840 ftWallowa County, OregonNRCS site 653Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.2″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp46°27°–53° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now00.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature46°F now40°32°46°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now00.50.2″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature46°F now40°32°46°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now010.2″Snow depth0″ now050″Air temperature46°F now50°32°46°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now010.2″Snow depth0″ now050″Air temperature46°F now50°32°46°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 20.6″ · Apr 250.2″ today
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 20.6″ · Apr 250.2″ 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
Aneroid Lake #2OR · 4 mi7,430 ft0.2″200%0″−2″
Schneider MeadowsOR · 18 mi5,400 ft0.0″———
Taylor GreenOR · 23 mi5,730 ft0.0″—0″0″
Moss SpringsOR · 25 mi5,760 ft0.1″—1″0″
West BranchID · 38 mi5,590 ft0.1″—0″0″
Bear SaddleID · 47 mi6,170 ft0.0″—0″0″
Wolf CreekOR · 50 mi5,730 ft0.4″—1″0″
Beaver ReservoirOR · 52 mi5,140 ft0.1″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
7,840 ft
Location
45.2651°N, 117.1738°W
County
Wallowa County, Oregon
Basin
Wallowa · HUC 17060105
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 653
Station ID
653:OR:SNTL · SHEF MHWO3
Reporting since
October 1979
NRCS name
Mt. Howard
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. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Mount Howard 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 Mount Howard SNOTEL?

At 7,840 ft in Wallowa County, Oregon (45.2651°N, 117.1738°W), in the Wallowa 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.