Five Points Lake SNOTEL

10,920 ftDuchesne County, UtahNRCS site 481Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE1.6″no median
Depth6″−1″ 48 h
Temp19°17°–42° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent1.6″ now21.6″Snow depth6″ now56″Air temperature19°F now20°40°32°19°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent1.6″ now21.6″Snow depth6″ now56″Air temperature19°F now20°40°32°19°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent1.6″ now021.6″Snow depth6″ now06″Air temperature19°F now25°50°32°19°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent1.6″ now021.6″Snow depth6″ now06″Air temperature19°F now25°50°32°19°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 19.7″ · Apr 261.6″ today
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 19.7″ · Apr 261.6″ today
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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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
Lakefork BasinUT · 8 mi10,890 ft0.5″—5″−1″
Lakefork #1UT · 9 mi10,120 ft1.0″—2″−2″
Brown DuckUT · 11 mi10,570 ft1.6″800%6″−5″
East Fork Blacks Fork Guard StationUT · 12 mi9,360 ft0.0″—0″0″
Lakefork #3UT · 13 mi8,430 ft0.2″—1″0″
Steel Creek ParkUT · 13 mi10,140 ft0.4″400%0″—
Buck PastureUT · 13 mi9,630 ft——2″0″
HewintaUT · 16 mi9,510 ft——2″0″

Station details

Elevation
10,920 ft
Location
40.7178°N, 110.4672°W
County
Duchesne County, Utah
Basin
Duchesne · HUC 14060003
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 481
Station ID
481:UT:SNTL · SHEF FPLU1
Reporting since
August 1980
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. Five Points Lake's 6″ of snow holds 1.6″ of water, so the pack is about 27% water. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10%; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Five Points 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 Five Points Lake SNOTEL?

At 10,920 ft in Duchesne County, Utah (40.7178°N, 110.4672°W), in the Duchesne 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.