Box Springs SNOTEL

9,230 ftPiute County, UtahNRCS site 1156Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″−1″ 48 h
Temp34°27°–46° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature34°F now40°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature34°F now40°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature34°F now25°50°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature34°F now25°50°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″2.5″5″7.5″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 7.4″ · Mar 300.1″ today
0″5″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 7.4″ · Mar 300.1″ 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 Utah
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Box CreekUT · 1 mi9,850 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Fish Lake UtahUT · 13 mi8,780 ft0.0″—0″0″
Kimberly MineUT · 21 mi9,110 ft0.0″—0″—
Rockwood Guard StationUT · 21 mi8,600 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Big FlatUT · 23 mi10,320 ft0.6″200%3″−1″
Black Flat-U.M. CreekUT · 26 mi9,420 ft0.0″—0″0″
Farnsworth LakeUT · 26 mi9,620 ft1.5″—6″+3″
Gooseberry Ranger Station UpperUT · 27 mi8,400 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
9,230 ft
Location
38.4975°N, 112.0078°W
County
Piute County, Utah
Basin
East Fork Sevier · HUC 16030002
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1156
Station ID
1156:UT:SNTL · SHEF SQUU1
Reporting since
October 2010
NWS forecast office
Salt Lake City (SLC) 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 Box 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 Box Springs SNOTEL?

At 9,230 ft in Piute County, Utah (38.4975°N, 112.0078°W), in the East Fork Sevier 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.