Diamond Lake Has 16 Inches of New Snow; Snowpack Levels Improving

Diamond Lake has seen its snowpack level increase by about 16 inches this past week and now has a snowpack around 30 inches at the measuring station up there. (Levels in surrounding areas may be higher.) The latest round of snow has increased the Snow Water Equivalent % is up to 79% of normal, up about 7% in the past week. So still below what we are used to seeing, but things are improving. A few more storms would be very helpful. According to weather forecasts, another system isn't set to arrive in the Cascades until early to mid next week. Here is the snowpack levels at the Diamond Lake station https://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/snow/snowplot.cgi?DIAO3 Photos of Diamond Lake/snow by Ginger Finch