Welcome to Snowpack Tracker for AK

Data View Options

Storm Tracker

Display defaults to hourly weather station data for the previous 48 hrs, with data viewable for the previous 7 days. Weather stations are located in the Turnagain Pass and Thompson Pass areas. Data is sourced from the Synoptic Data API. A map displaying weather station locations is available here. Use the interactive legend to toggle stations on/off.

FAQs

Where can I get the raw data?

Visit Synoptic Data to learn more about the Mesonet API services, which provide access to surface weather data across North America and globally.

Can a version of this web application be designed for my forecast center or highway avalanche control operation?

Yes! We have intentionally designed Snowpack Tracker to be transferable to additional regions by leveraging generalized templates and standardized weather data from the Synoptic API. Contact Patrick Wright (pwright@inversionlabs.com) or Tobey Carman (tcarman@inversionlabs.com) for additional information. Visit us at inversionlabs.com.

What software tools do you use?

This web application is written primarily in Python, using Pandas, Bokeh and Flask. Huge thanks to the core developers and open-source community that support these tools!