Willow Creek SNOTEL

8,060 ftLincoln County, WyomingNRCS site 868Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Last peak23.5″SWE · Mar 17
Depth0″snow-free since May 14
Temp31°28°–46° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hAir temperature31°F now30°40°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature31°F now30°40°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysAir temperature31°F now40°60°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysAir temperature31°F now40°60°32°31°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″10″20″30″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
0″20″ONDJFMAMJJ
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
Map
Open in the Vertex map

Next 3 days

The forecast for this station is on its way.

16-day outlook, three models

Last season

23.5″peak snow water equivalent

Last season peaked at 23.5″ of water, 75% of the median peak.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Wyoming

Station details

Elevation
8,060 ft
Location
42.8151°N, 110.8351°W
County
Lincoln County, Wyoming
Basin
Salt · HUC 17040105
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 868
Station ID
868:WY:SNTL · SHEF WILW4
Reporting since
October 1979
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 Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek SNOTEL?

At 8,060 ft in Lincoln County, Wyoming (42.8151°N, 110.8351°W), in the Salt 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.