Dome Lake SNOTEL

8,890 ftSheridan County, WyomingNRCS site 451Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.1″10% of median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp42°35°–56° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature42°F now40°32°42°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature42°F now40°32°42°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature42°F now50°32°42°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now00″Air temperature42°F now50°32°42°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″5″10″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 13.5″ · Apr 270.1″ today · 10% of median
0″5″10″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 13.5″ · Apr 270.1″ today · 10% of median
<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

10%of the 1991–2020 median for today

0.1″ of water today against a median of 1.0″, 90% below median. The median peak is 13.5″ around April 27.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Wyoming
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Big GooseWY · 5 mi8,010 ft0.0″0%0″0″
Little GooseWY · 6 mi8,560 ft0.1″—0″0″
Shell CreekWY · 8 mi9,570 ft0.0″0%0″0″
Sucker CreekWY · 12 mi8,840 ft0.1″9%0″0″
Bone Springs DivideWY · 16 mi9,340 ft0.3″19%0″0″
Cloud Peak ReservoirWY · 17 mi9,830 ft0.1″8%0″0″
Tie CreekWY · 17 mi7,050 ft0.1″—0″0″
Burgess JunctionWY · 19 mi7,910 ft0.1″12%0″0″

Station details

Elevation
8,890 ft
Location
44.5746°N, 107.2954°W
County
Sheridan County, Wyoming
Basin
Upper Tongue · HUC 10090101
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 451
Station ID
451:WY:SNTL · SHEF DMLW4
Reporting since
October 1978
NWS forecast office
Billings (BYZ) 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 Dome 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 Dome Lake SNOTEL?

At 8,890 ft in Sheridan County, Wyoming (44.5746°N, 107.2954°W), in the Upper Tongue 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.