Dry Fork SNOTEL

7,180 ftSalt Lake County, UtahNRCS site 906Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth1″+1″ 48 h
Temp45°44°–57° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°60°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°60°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°60°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°60°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″5″10″15″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 15.6″ · Apr 10.1″ today
0″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 15.6″ · Apr 10.1″ today
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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16-day outlook, three models

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Utah
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Bevans CabinUT · 8 mi6,470 ft0.2″—0″0″
Rocky Basin-SettlementUT · 9 mi8,700 ft0.0″—0″0″
Mining ForkUT · 24 mi8,290 ft0.1″—0″0″
SnowbirdUT · 27 mi9,170 ft0.6″—0″0″
Mill Creek CanyonUT · 28 mi6,960 ft0.0″—0″0″
AtwaterUT · 28 mi8,750 ft0.0″—1″0″
Louis MeadowUT · 28 mi6,740 ft0.0″—1″+1″
Mill-D NorthUT · 29 mi8,940 ft0.0″—1″0″

Station details

Elevation
7,180 ft
Location
40.5653°N, 112.1734°W
County
Salt Lake County, Utah
Basin
Jordan · HUC 16020204
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 906
Station ID
906:UT:SNTL · SHEF DRFU1
Reporting since
October 1994
NWS forecast office
Salt Lake City (SLC) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Dry Fork's 1″ of snow holds 0.1″ of water, so the pack is about 10% water. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10%; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork SNOTEL?

At 7,180 ft in Salt Lake County, Utah (40.5653°N, 112.1734°W), in the Jordan 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.