Panguitch Lake Ranger Station SNOTEL

8,300 ftGarfield County, UtahNRCS site 1148Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Last peak2.8″SWE · Feb 20
Depth0″snow-free since Mar 4
Temp36°32°–52° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature36°F now30°40°50°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature36°F now30°40°50°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature36°F now40°60°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysAir temperature36°F now40°60°32°36°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
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

2.8″peak snow water equivalent

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Station details

Elevation
8,300 ft
Location
37.7046°N, 112.6504°W
County
Garfield County, Utah
Basin
Upper Sevier · HUC 16030001
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1148
Station ID
1148:UT:SNTL · SHEF PGLU1
Reporting since
October 2014
NRCS name
Panguitch Lake RS
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 Panguitch Lake Ranger Station 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 Panguitch Lake Ranger Station SNOTEL?

At 8,300 ft in Garfield County, Utah (37.7046°N, 112.6504°W), in the Upper 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.