Spirit Lake SNOTEL

10,240 ftDaggett County, UtahNRCS site 1117Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth4″0″ 48 h
Temp39°35°–45° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth4″ now04″Air temperature39°F now30°40°32°39°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth4″ now04″Air temperature39°F now30°40°32°39°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now010.1″Snow depth4″ now054″Air temperature39°F now50°32°39°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now010.1″Snow depth4″ now054″Air temperature39°F now50°32°39°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″5″10″15″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 14.1″ · Apr 110.1″ today
0″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 14.1″ · Apr 110.1″ 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

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
ChepetaUT · 4 mi10,490 ft0.0″0%0″−1″
Hickerson ParkUT · 5 mi9,120 ft0.2″—4″0″
Hole-in-RockUT · 11 mi9,170 ft0.0″—0″0″
Mosby MountainUT · 17 mi9,550 ft0.0″—0″0″
Trout CreekUT · 19 mi9,440 ft0.0″—1″+1″
Five Points LakeUT · 26 mi10,920 ft0.5″100%0″−2″
Kings CabinUT · 26 mi8,740 ft0.2″—0″0″
HewintaUT · 26 mi9,510 ft0.0″—3″+1″

Station details

Elevation
10,240 ft
Location
40.8387°N, 110.0053°W
County
Daggett County, Utah
Basin
Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir · HUC 14040106
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1117
Station ID
1117:UT:SNTL · SHEF SPKU1
Reporting since
October 2009
NRCS name
Spirit Lk
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. Spirit Lake's 4″ of snow holds 0.1″ of water, so the pack is about 3% water. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10%; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake SNOTEL?

At 10,240 ft in Daggett County, Utah (40.8387°N, 110.0053°W), in the Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir 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.