Waterhole SNOTEL

5,010 ftClallam County, WashingtonNRCS site 974Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp48°42°–61° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature48°F now40°60°32°48°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature48°F now40°60°32°48°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature48°F now25°50°32°48°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature48°F now25°50°32°48°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″20″40″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 43.8″ · Apr 210.1″ today
0″20″40″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 43.8″ · Apr 210.1″ 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

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Washington
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
BuckinghorseWA · 16 mi4,850 ft0.0″—0″0″
DungenessWA · 17 mi3,990 ft0.0″—0″0″
Mount CragWA · 22 mi3,960 ft0.2″—0″—
Mount TeboWA · 34 mi3,380 ft0.0″—2″+1″
Alpine MeadowsWA · 81 mi3,500 ft0.0″—1″0″
Deer PassWA · 83 mi3,360 ft0.0″—0″0″
Skookum CreekWA · 86 mi3,320 ft0.1″—0″0″
Elbow LakeWA · 87 mi3,050 ft0.1″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
5,010 ft
Location
47.9449°N, 123.4259°W
County
Clallam County, Washington
Basin
Dungeness-Elwha · HUC 17110020
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 974
Station ID
974:WA:SNTL · SHEF WHSW1
Reporting since
September 1999
NWS forecast office
Seattle (SEW) 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 Waterhole 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 Waterhole SNOTEL?

At 5,010 ft in Clallam County, Washington (47.9449°N, 123.4259°W), in the Dungeness-Elwha 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.