Basin Creek SNOTEL

7,120 ftSilver Bow County, MontanaNRCS site 315Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.1″25% of median
Depth0″−3″ 48 h
Temp50°39°–56° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now010.1″Snow depth0″ now02.50″Air temperature50°F now40°32°50°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now010.1″Snow depth0″ now02.50″Air temperature50°F now40°32°50°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now010.1″Snow depth0″ now050″Air temperature50°F now40°60°32°50°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now010.1″Snow depth0″ now050″Air temperature50°F now40°60°32°50°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 10″ · Apr 270.1″ today · 25% of median
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 10″ · Apr 270.1″ today · 25% of median
<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

25%of the 1991–2020 median for today

0.1″ of water today against a median of 0.4″, 75% below median. The median peak is 10.0″ around April 27.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Montana
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Albro LakeMT · 30 mi8,500 ft0.7″58%1″−2″
Mule CreekMT · 34 mi8,300 ft0.2″22%0″−2″
Lower TwinMT · 35 mi7,920 ft0.2″20%0″−1″
Barker LakesMT · 36 mi8,250 ft0.6″50%2″−2″
Calvert CreekMT · 39 mi6,410 ft0.0″———
Rocker PeakMT · 41 mi7,960 ft0.3″25%0″−2″
Peterson MeadowsMT · 44 mi7,190 ft0.0″0%0″—
Warm SpringsMT · 45 mi7,840 ft0.1″9%0″−2″

Station details

Elevation
7,120 ft
Location
45.7974°N, 112.5205°W
County
Silver Bow County, Montana
Basin
Upper Clark Fork · HUC 17010201
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 315
Station ID
315:MT:SNTL · SHEF BSCM8
Reporting since
October 1976
NWS forecast office
Missoula (MSO) 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 Basin 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 Basin Creek SNOTEL?

At 7,120 ft in Silver Bow County, Montana (45.7974°N, 112.5205°W), in the Upper Clark Fork 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.