Mining Fork SNOTEL

8,290 ftTooele County, UtahNRCS site 631Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp45°42°–55° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth-0.500.5Air temperature45°F now40°32°45°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 19.8″ · Apr 120.1″ today
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 19.8″ · Apr 120.1″ 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

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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 · 19 mi6,470 ft0.2″—0″0″
Rocky Basin-SettlementUT · 21 mi8,700 ft0.0″—0″0″
Dry ForkUT · 24 mi7,180 ft0.1″—1″+1″
Vernon CreekUT · 40 mi7,310 ft0.0″—0″—
Louis MeadowUT · 50 mi6,740 ft0.0″—1″+1″
SnowbirdUT · 50 mi9,170 ft0.6″—0″0″
Mill Creek CanyonUT · 51 mi6,960 ft0.0″—0″0″
AtwaterUT · 52 mi8,750 ft0.0″—1″0″

Station details

Elevation
8,290 ft
Location
40.4938°N, 112.6114°W
County
Tooele County, Utah
Basin
Rush-Tooele Valleys · HUC 16020304
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 631
Station ID
631:UT:SNTL · SHEF MFKU1
Reporting since
September 1988
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 Mining 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 Mining Fork SNOTEL?

At 8,290 ft in Tooele County, Utah (40.4938°N, 112.6114°W), in the Rush-Tooele Valleys 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.