Skip to content
WeatherTotals
Get updates

Windy Peak SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Windy Peak at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 30, and the median peak is 8.4 in around April 8.

as of

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Windy Peak, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches19.7 inches

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.

Records at Windy Peak

Record values for Windy Peak, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record16.6 inches, April 14, 1983
Deepest snow on record56 inches, March 15, 2021
Biggest season peak16.6 in, 1982-83 season, on April 14, 1983
Smallest season peak3.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026
Last season's peak3.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

44 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1982

Station details

Elevation7,890 ft
CountyAlbany
Position42.2799, -105.5778
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE8.4 in around April 8
Median first snowOctober 30
Median melt-outMay 11
NRCS station ID872:WY:SNTL

Nearby SNOTEL stations