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SNOTEL stations measure snowpack across the West

At the start of October 4, 2026, 309 of 851 reporting SNOTEL stations showed snow on the pillow. The most snow sat at Look Eyrie in Alaska, with 6.3 inches of SWE.

as of

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Snowpack by state

Each row shows state snowpack, stations reporting, percent of median, top SWE station, and reading date.
StateStationsPercent of medianStation with most SWEDate
Alaska54No median yetLook Eyrie, 6.3 inchesOct 4
Arizona23No median yetNutrioso, 0.3 inchesOct 4
California36No median yetPalisades Tahoe, 0.2 inchesOct 4
Colorado117No median yetNever Summer, 2.2 inchesOct 4
Idaho82No median yetCozy Cove, 0.8 inchesOct 4
Montana95No median yetClover Meadow, 0.7 inchesOct 4
Nevada46No median yetFry Canyon, 0.7 inchesOct 4
New Mexico28No median yetVacas Locas, 0.3 inchesOct 4
Oregon78No median yetSilvies, 0.4 inchesOct 4
South Dakota2No median yetNorth Rapid Creek, 0.1 inchesOct 4
Utah132No median yetLonesome Beaver, 1.5 inchesOct 4
Washington72No median yetSurprise Lakes, 3.5 inchesOct 4
Wyoming86No median yetNorth French Creek, 1.3 inchesOct 4

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) created the figures on this page, which are works of the US government and therefore have no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. Neither NRCS nor USDA endorses or is affiliated with WeatherTotals. See: Data sources and attribution.

What snow water equivalent means

Snow water equivalent, or SWE, is the depth of water you would get if the snowpack melted, measured in inches. Snow depth alone is a poor guide to water supply because the same depth can hold very different amounts of water depending on how dense the snow is. Percent of median compares the current SWE with the 1991-2020 NRCS median for that calendar day at the station.