Snow Today

Daily images of snow data and seasonal analyses

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Explore Current Snow Conditions

Use the Snow Today interactive data viewer to explore current various aspects of snow conditions and how they compare to past years.

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Read our Monthly Insights

Each snow season, our scientists write monthly data analyses examining how snow conditions are changing across the western United States.

Learn About the Snow Today Project

This NASA-funded research project provides data and insights about snow today, snow yesterday, snow last year, and snow over time.

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Most Recent Monthly Insight

Snow Analysis

June 5, 2024

May snowstorms brighten summer outlook

Snow-covered area in May 2024 across the western United States was 56 percent above average (Table 1), at 156,000 square kilometers (60,000 square miles) of snow cover, ranking third highest in the 24-year satellite record. May snowfall brightened the snow cover in some areas while others darkened from lack of snowfall.

What is Snow Today?

An avalanche — A variety of factors, including terrain, slope steepness, weather, temperature, and snowpack conditions can cause an avalanche. — Credit: Copyright Richard Armstrong

Snow Today is a NASA-funded research project that examines where snow is present, where it has snowed recently, and how much water is in the snow, while also comparing between snow today, snow yesterday, snow last year, and snow over the last few decades.

You can find the following resources on our website:

Daily data visualizations of snow conditions in near-real time across the western United States
Scientific data analysis articles published during the winter and spring months of the snow season

The Snow Today project is a collaborative effort between the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR).