Hardscrabble SNOTEL

7,270 ftMorgan County, UtahNRCS site 896Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Last peak5.0″SWE · Mar 6
Depth0″snow-free since Mar 21
Temp34°32°–54° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature34°F now30°40°50°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature34°F now30°40°50°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature34°F now40°60°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysAir temperature34°F now40°60°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
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0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Last season

5.0″peak snow water equivalent

Last season peaked at 5.0″ of water, 27% of the median peak.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

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Station details

Elevation
7,270 ft
Location
40.8683°N, 111.7186°W
County
Morgan County, Utah
Basin
Lower Weber · HUC 16020102
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 896
Station ID
896:UT:SNTL · SHEF HARU1
Reporting since
October 1993
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 Hardscrabble 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 Hardscrabble SNOTEL?

At 7,270 ft in Morgan County, Utah (40.8683°N, 111.7186°W), in the Lower Weber 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.