Sunflower Flat SNOTEL

10,010 ftGarfield County, UtahNRCS site 1249Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE1.4″no median
Depth6″−1″ 48 h
Temp31°25°–35° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent1.4″ now121.4″Snow depth6″ now57.56″Air temperature31°F now30°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent1.4″ now121.4″Snow depth6″ now57.56″Air temperature31°F now30°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent1.4″ now0121.4″Snow depth6″ now056″Air temperature31°F now25°50°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent1.4″ now0121.4″Snow depth6″ now056″Air temperature31°F now25°50°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″0.5″1″1.5″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul1.4″ today
0″1″ONDJFMAMJJ1.4″ today
<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

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

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Clayton SpringsUT · 27 mi10,010 ft1.0″—3″−3″
Mount PennellUT · 30 mi9,210 ft0.1″—1″−1″
Lonesome BeaverUT · 31 mi9,530 ft0.4″—1″−1″
Widtsoe #3UT · 33 mi9,640 ft0.0″—1″−1″
Fish Lake UtahUT · 39 mi8,780 ft0.0″—0″0″
Jones CorralUT · 45 mi9,710 ft——0″0″

Station details

Elevation
10,010 ft
Location
38.0480°N, 111.3398°W
County
Garfield County, Utah
Basin
Fremont · HUC 14070003
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1249
Station ID
1249:UT:SNTL · SHEF SFFU1
Reporting since
October 2013
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. Sunflower Flat's 6″ of snow holds 1.4″ of water, so the pack is about 23% water. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10%; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Sunflower Flat 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 Sunflower Flat SNOTEL?

At 10,010 ft in Garfield County, Utah (38.0480°N, 111.3398°W), in the Fremont 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.