Louis Meadow SNOTEL

6,740 ftSalt Lake County, UtahNRCS site 972Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.0″no median
Depth1″+1″ 48 h
Temp48°43°–60° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent-0.500.5Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature48°F now40°60°32°48°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent-0.500.5Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature48°F now40°60°32°48°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent-0.500.5Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature48°F now40°60°32°48°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent-0.500.5Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature48°F now40°60°32°48°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″5″10″15″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 19″ · Mar 180.0″ today
0″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 19″ · Mar 180.0″ 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
Lookout PeakUT · 3 mi8,150 ft0.1″—1″+1″
HardscrabbleUT · 4 mi7,270 ft0.0″—0″—
Parrish CreekUT · 8 mi7,760 ft0.0″—1″0″
Parleys SummitUT · 9 mi7,590 ft0.0″—0″—
FarmingtonUT · 10 mi7,920 ft0.2″—0″0″
Mill Creek CanyonUT · 10 mi6,960 ft0.0″—0″0″
Farmington LowerUT · 12 mi6,850 ft0.0″—0″0″
Parleys UpperUT · 12 mi8,330 ft0.0″—0″0″

Station details

Elevation
6,740 ft
Location
40.8303°N, 111.7646°W
County
Salt Lake County, Utah
Basin
Jordan · HUC 16020204
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 972
Station ID
972:UT:SNTL · SHEF LMSU1
Reporting since
October 1999
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 Louis Meadow 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 Louis Meadow SNOTEL?

At 6,740 ft in Salt Lake County, Utah (40.8303°N, 111.7646°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.