Fish Lake Utah SNOTEL

8,780 ftSevier County, UtahNRCS site 1149Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.0″no median
Depth1″+1″ 48 h
Temp45°41°–48° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.0″ now-0.500.50.0″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.0″ now-0.500.50.0″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.0″ now-0.500.50.0″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.0″ now-0.500.50.0″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 9.1″ · Mar 300.0″ today
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 9.1″ · Mar 300.0″ today
<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

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Utah
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Box SpringsUT · 13 mi9,230 ft0.2″—0″0″
Box CreekUT · 14 mi9,850 ft0.0″—0″0″
Black Flat-U.M. CreekUT · 15 mi9,420 ft0.1″—0″0″
Farnsworth LakeUT · 19 mi9,620 ft0.4″100%1″−1″
Gooseberry Ranger Station UpperUT · 20 mi8,400 ft0.0″—0″0″
Gooseberry Ranger StationUT · 21 mi7,930 ft0.4″—0″0″
Donkey ReservoirUT · 26 mi9,800 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Spectacle LakeUT · 32 mi11,050 ft0.5″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
8,780 ft
Location
38.5046°N, 111.7669°W
County
Sevier County, Utah
Basin
Fremont · HUC 14070003
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1149
Station ID
1149:UT:SNTL · SHEF FLSU1
Reporting since
October 2010
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. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Fish Lake Utah 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 Fish Lake Utah SNOTEL?

At 8,780 ft in Sevier County, Utah (38.5046°N, 111.7669°W), in the Fremont 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.