Little Goose SNOTEL

Name: Little Goose SNOTEL snow depth, snow water equivalent and temperature
Creator: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

8,560 ftJohnson County, WyomingNRCS site 1131Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.1″no median

Depth0″−1″ 48 h

Temp31°23°–43° 48 h

48 h7 daysSeason

SWE % of medianSWESnow depth

<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

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Wyoming

Station	Elevation	SWE	% median	Depth	48 h
Big GooseWY · 3 mi	8,010 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Dome LakeWY · 6 mi	8,890 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Cloud Peak ReservoirWY · 11 mi	9,830 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Shell CreekWY · 13 mi	9,570 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Soldier ParkWY · 16 mi	8,680 ft	0.0″	—	0″	−1″
Sucker CreekWY · 17 mi	8,840 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	—
Tie CreekWY · 22 mi	7,050 ft	0.1″	—	0″	0″
Bone Springs DivideWY · 22 mi	9,340 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″

Station details

Elevation: 8,560 ft
Location: 44.5431°N, 107.1787°W
County: Johnson County, Wyoming
Basin: Upper Tongue · HUC 10090101
Network: NRCS SNOTEL · site 1131
Station ID: 1131:WY:SNTL · SHEF LGSW4
Reporting since: August 2010
NWS forecast office: Riverton (RIW) 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 Little Goose 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 Little Goose SNOTEL?

At 8,560 ft in Johnson County, Wyoming (44.5431°N, 107.1787°W), in the Upper Tongue 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.