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US-97 · WA · 3,107 ft

Satus Pass

Name: Satus Pass road and snow conditions
Creator: Pass Conditions

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Matched control points

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Cameras near Satus Pass

Official DOT views

WSDOT: US 97 at MP 27.1: Satus Pass — **US 97 at MP 27.1: Satus Pass**WSDOT · 0.2 mi from pass Listing retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. Frame time not verified; check the image stamp. Official camera owner ↗

WSDOT: US 97 at MP 34.5: Yakima County Line — **US 97 at MP 34.5: Yakima County Line**WSDOT · 5.1 mi from pass Listing retrieved Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT. Frame time not verified; check the image stamp. Official camera owner ↗

Images may lag, fail, or point away from the road. A recent listing check does not verify the frame's age. We display current agency image URLs with attribution and do not retain or archive frames.

Weather near Satus Pass

3,107 ft

Road restrictions, station measurements and forecasts describe different things. Times below use Pacific time.

24h gridded snowfall estimate

0.0 in · old or expired

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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72h gridded snowfall estimate

Not available

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Official snow source ↗

season gridded snowfall estimate

Not available

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Oct 27, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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Measured station snow depth

0.0 in · old or expired

Satus Pass · 1.2 mi from pass · 3960 ft elevation. Not a measurement at the pass.

Observation / analysis time: 2026-10-28 (daily value; time not supplied)
Last retrieved: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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Forecast snowfall

0.0 in

NWS grid near the pass. Expected snow over the forecast window, not observed snowfall.

Issued: Oct 29, 2026, 4:01 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Forecast window: Oct 29, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT to Nov 1, 2026, 4:00 AM PST

Official NWS forecast ↗

NWS outlook and forecast details

Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low 30°F, SW wind 2 mph, 5% precipitation; Thursday: Partly Sunny, high 44°F, S wind 3 mph, 5% precipitation. No measurable NWS-grid snowfall forecast in the next 72 hours

Check the current NWS point forecast ↗

Snow history near Satus Pass

60 seasons

Season	GHCN snowfall	SNOTEL max depth	Station context
2026-2027	0.0 in	0.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2025-2026	0.4 in	17.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2024-2025	3.0 in	45.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2023-2024	2.0 in	31.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2022-2023	4.2 in	50.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2021-2022	5.3 in	45.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2020-2021	2.5 in	34.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2019-2020	3.2 in	31.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2018-2019	4.1 in	51.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2017-2018	0.8 in	26.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2016-2017	4.7 in	57.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2015-2016	0.7 in	36.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2014-2015	0.0 in	12.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2013-2014	0.0 in	31.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2012-2013	1.1 in	30.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2011-2012	3.5 in	0.0 in	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2010-2011	5.3 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2009-2010	2.6 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2008-2009	7.8 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2007-2008	9.8 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2006-2007	4.2 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2005-2006	5.5 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2004-2005	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2003-2004	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2002-2003	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2001-2002	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
2000-2001	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1999-2000	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1998-1999	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1997-1998	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1996-1997	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1995-1996	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1994-1995	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1993-1994	0.4 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft
1992-1993	0.0 in	Not available	SATUS PASS 2 SSW 2.7 mi away · 2,585 ft

Recent status transitions

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Coverage and roadside context

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