Can they make snow?

A live wet-bulb check. Can snowmakers run where you are, and when?

How this works
We pull NOAA's hourly forecast for your location and calculate the wet-bulb temperature for each hour. Snowmakers rely on wet-bulb because it accounts for both cold and dry air — the two conditions that let water droplets freeze in flight. Below 28°F−2°C they can run; below 25°F−4°C the snow is good quality.
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40°F4°C wet-bulb in Big Bear Mountain Resort, CA

42°F6°C air · 87% humidity

Too warm for snowmaking
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

No snowmaking window in the next 48 hours.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 31°F−1°C Now Fri Sat
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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 5 PM42°F6°C87%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Thu 6 PM39°F4°C95%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM36°F2°C100%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM34°F1°C100%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM34°F1°C100%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM32°F0°C100%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM32°F0°C100%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM32°F0°C100%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM31°F−1°C100%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM31°F−1°C100%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM38°F3°C100%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM44°F7°C81%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM47°F8°C70%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM48°F9°C71%42.8°F6.0°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM49°F9°C72%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM48°F9°C76%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM46°F8°C80%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM45°F7°C87%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM42°F6°C95%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM40°F4°C100%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM39°F4°C100%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM38°F3°C99%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM36°F2°C99%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM34°F1°C100%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM34°F1°C100%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Sat 4 AM32°F0°C100%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sat 5 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Sat 6 AM32°F0°C100%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sat 7 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Sat 8 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Sat 9 AM39°F4°C84%36.3°F2.4°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM45°F7°C66%39.3°F4.0°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM51°F11°C54%42.7°F6.0°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM53°F12°C49%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM54°F12°C47%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM54°F12°C47%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM54°F12°C47%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM53°F12°C48%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm

Right now

Slight chance of light rain showers
42°F6°C feels like 34°F1°C
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
Humidity
87%
Precipitation
21% chance

Snow forecast new snow, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0″0 cm
Next 48 h
0″0 cm
Next 72 h
0″0 cm

No new snow in the forecast for the next 72 hours.

7-day outlook

  1. This Afternoon 47°F8°C 30°F−1°C Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  2. Fri 49°F9°C 32°F0°C Slight Chance Rain Showers
  3. Sat 54°F12°C 33°F1°C Sunny
  4. Sun 57°F14°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  5. Mon 60°F16°C 36°F2°C Sunny
  6. Tue 61°F16°C 36°F2°C Sunny
  7. Wed 59°F15°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 5 PM · NOAA grid updated 12:15 PM · grid elevation 6,962 ft

Checked at the base area (7,000 ft); the summit (8,200 ft) is usually colder.

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