Joe Wright SNOTEL

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

10,140 ftLarimer County, ColoradoNRCS site 551Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.3″38% of median

Depth0″0″ 48 h

Temp44°29°–54° 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

38%of the 1991–2020 median for today

0.3″ of water today against a median of 0.8″, 62% below median. The median peak is 24.0″ around May 5.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Colorado

Station	Elevation	SWE	% median	Depth	48 h
Long Draw ReservoirCO · 7 mi	9,980 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Lake IreneCO · 9 mi	10,680 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Phantom ValleyCO · 10 mi	9,030 ft	0.0″	—	0″	0″
Never SummerCO · 10 mi	10,300 ft	2.3″	144%	2″	0″
Willow ParkCO · 11 mi	10,710 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
RawahCO · 14 mi	9,100 ft	0.0″	0%	2″	+1″
Hourglass LakeCO · 14 mi	9,380 ft	0.0″	0%	0″	0″
Willow Creek PassCO · 17 mi	9,520 ft	0.6″	150%	0″	0″

Station details

Elevation: 10,140 ft
Location: 40.5329°N, 105.8875°W
County: Larimer County, Colorado
Basin: Cache La Poudre · HUC 10190007
Network: NRCS SNOTEL · site 551
Station ID: 551:CO:SNTL · SHEF JWRC2
Reporting since: October 1978
NWS forecast office: Denver/Boulder (BOU) 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 Joe Wright 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 Joe Wright SNOTEL?

At 10,140 ft in Larimer County, Colorado (40.5329°N, 105.8875°W), in the Cache La Poudre 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.