Idaho Snowpack

The snowpack across Idaho is at or above normal for this time of year, which is welcomed news after the lengthy irrigation season the state saw in 2022, tapping many reservoirs to extremely low levels.  In fact, Erin Whorton with NRCS-Idaho said the only locations that are not above 100% of average are in extreme north Idaho.  The sol...

With April 1st just around the corner, the snowpack across Idaho is looking good for this time of year.  That’s the assessment from Erin Whorton with NRCS-Idaho, who noted that the Willow/Blackfoot/Portneuf as well as the Bear River basins above 150% of normal for this time of year, and the Owyhee at 163% of typical for this time of year.  She said whil...

There’s reason for optimism, and reason for concern, as wheat farmers across Idaho prepare for another growing season.  Britany Hurst Marchant, Executive Director of the Idaho Wheat Commission said on the positive side, the Gem state has received a lot of snow this water year.   “Our s...

The Idaho snowpack is looking really good for the mid-way portion in the 2022-2023 snow year.  Erin Whorton, NRCS Idaho, said most of the basins are at or above normal for this time of year.  The only three basins not at average are in the northern portion of the state, where the Northern Panhandle, Spokane, and Clearwater are all below 100% for mid-January.   With these...

The snowstorms of mid-April and early-May dropped a lot of snow in the higher elevations across Idaho, but according to the NRCS, those storms didn’t greatly impact the drought and water situation across the state. Corey Loveland with NRCS-Idaho said the state had already seen a large portion of the snowpack melt off, meaning what fell over the past 30 days really didn’t add to the snowpack, more

The storm systems that rolled across the Pacific Northwest last week brought much needed rain and snow to the area, but according to NRCS Idaho, the big picture has not changed. NRCS’ Erin Whorton said while they’re happy to see this second peak in the snowpack, it really didn’t add that much to the statewide snowpack average. “It put a ...

As the month of March comes to a close, the Idaho snowpack is not in good shape. According to the latest numbers from NRCS, the statewide snowpack is below average. North Idaho is the closest to “normal”, but basins are only 88% to 91% of average for this time of year. And the b ...

The past four weeks have not been good for snowpacks across the Pacific Northwest. According to Corey Loveland with NRCS-Idaho, the snowpack across the Gem state is turning to the worst right now. He noted you can blame this downturn on two main factors ...

A series of wet storms over the past month have greatly improved the snowpack in the Gem state. Corey Loveland with NRCS-Idaho said the numbers are looking really good statewide right now. “All of the basins are near to above normal.  The ...

Like the other two Northwest states, the past couple of weeks have helped the Idaho snowpack improve. Erin Whorton with NRCS Idaho said the snowpack in pretty healthy in the northern and central portions of the state, where most basins report snowpacks of 100% for this time of year ...