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Rain & Snow

Rains do fall in Lake Chelan; however, one can mostly expect the majority of precipitation to come in the form of snow. As expected, there is no snow in the late Spring, Summer, and early Fall. From lived experience, I can tell you that 8 to 15 inches of snow can be expected to be seen from your window; whether it’s freshly fallen or lightly frozen is a bit more difficult to predict. The elevation of Lake Chelan puts it at a

‘high desert’ range, and the snow acts accordingly and is dry and powdery in nature with a very slow melt tendency. The lack of precipitation in the warm months puts Chelan at a high risk of forest fires; it only takes a bit of lightning during a light summer storm to ignite an entire hillside.

Data collected from Western Regional Climate Center.