Powder Mountain SNOTEL

8,490 ftCache County, UtahNRCS site 1300Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Last peak17.8″SWE · Mar 5
Depth0″snow-free since May 12
Temp39°30°–45° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature39°F now30°40°32°39°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature39°F now30°40°32°39°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature39°F now40°60°32°39°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysAir temperature39°F now40°60°32°39°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
0″0.5″1″ONDJFMAMJJ
<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

17.8″peak snow water equivalent

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Station details

Elevation
8,490 ft
Location
41.3743°N, 111.7667°W
County
Cache County, Utah
Basin
Little Bear-Logan · HUC 16010203
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1300
Station ID
1300:UT:SNTL
Reporting since
July 2021
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 Powder Mountain 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 Powder Mountain SNOTEL?

At 8,490 ft in Cache County, Utah (41.3743°N, 111.7667°W), in the Little Bear-Logan 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.