Current Conditions Maps
Maps below are published by the NRCS National Water and Climate Center and other monitoring organizations on a daily/hourly basis. Automated products update throughout the day, and may have some lag time.
Current Snowpack Conditions (Snow Water Equivalent from SNOTEL sites ONLY - Percentage of 1981-2010 Normal)
...What is Snow Water Equivalent?
SNOTEL Mountain Precipitation (Water Year to Date - Percentage of 1981-2010 Normal)
SNOTEL Mountain Precipitation (CURRENT Month to Date - Percentage of 1981-2010 Normal)
Prism Monthly Precipitation Maps - (Percentage of 1981-Normal Monthly Precipitation: Last Full Month)
Prism Air Temperature Maps - (Daily Average Air Temperature: Monthly Departure from Normal - Last Full Month)
Stream Flows (USGS Daily Streamflow Conditions - Previous Day)
Soil Moisture (VIC Modeled Soil Moisture - University of Washington)
National Drought Monitor (Montana) - (Updated every Wednesday)
Palmer Drought Severity Index (Montana) - (The Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) uses readily available temperature and precipitation data to estimate relative dryness. Last Complete Month)
