Santaquin Meadows SNOTEL

7,830 ftUtah County, UtahNRCS site 1280Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Last peak8.1″SWE · Mar 6
Depth0″snow-free since Mar 26
Temp33°28°–50° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature33°F now30°40°50°32°33°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature33°F now30°40°50°32°33°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature33°F now40°60°32°33°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysAir temperature33°F now40°60°32°33°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

The forecast for this station is on its way.

16-day outlook, three models

Last season

8.1″peak snow water equivalent

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Utah

Station details

Elevation
7,830 ft
Location
39.9208°N, 111.7180°W
County
Utah County, Utah
Basin
Utah Lake · HUC 16020201
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1280
Station ID
1280:UT:SNTL
Reporting since
October 2016
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 Santaquin Meadows 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 Santaquin Meadows SNOTEL?

At 7,830 ft in Utah County, Utah (39.9208°N, 111.7180°W), in the Utah Lake 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.