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 Brian Head, UT

40°F4°C air · 99% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Sat 7 AM – 9 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 28°F−2°C Now Fri Sat

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 6 PM40°F4°C99%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM40°F4°C95%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM39°F4°C97%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM39°F4°C96%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM37°F3°C93%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM36°F2°C90%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM36°F2°C87%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM35°F2°C89%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM34°F1°C90%32.3°F0.2°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM33°F1°C90%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM33°F1°C87%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM33°F1°C88%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM32°F0°C87%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM33°F1°C83%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM32°F0°C82%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM34°F1°C80%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM35°F2°C75%31.2°F−0.4°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM37°F3°C73%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM36°F2°C77%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM38°F3°C74%33.9°F1.1°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM38°F3°C71%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM38°F3°C72%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM38°F3°C73%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM35°F2°C82%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM34°F1°C83%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM34°F1°C82%31.2°F−0.5°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM32°F0°C84%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM33°F1°C83%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM32°F0°C81%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM33°F1°C80%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM32°F0°C82%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM32°F0°C82%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sat 4 AM32°F0°C83%29.4°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sat 5 AM32°F0°C81%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sat 6 AM31°F−1°C83%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm
Sat 7 AM30°F−1°C84%27.6°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sat 8 AM31°F−1°C82%28.3°F−2.1°CMarginal
Sat 9 AM33°F1°C78%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM34°F1°C77%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM36°F2°C77%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM38°F3°C79%34.6°F1.4°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM38°F3°C81%34.9°F1.6°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM37°F3°C84%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM36°F2°C88%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM36°F2°C92%34.6°F1.4°CToo warm
Sat 5 PM35°F2°C96%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm

Right now

Rain showers
40°F4°C feels like 32°F0°C
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Humidity
99%
Precipitation
92% chance

Snow forecast new snow, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0.1″0.3 cm
Next 48 h
0.1″0.3 cm
Next 72 h
0.1″0.3 cm
0.1″0.3 cm Now Fri Sat Sun

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Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Thu 6 PM – 12 AM0″0 cm
Fri 12 AM – 6 AM0.1″0.3 cm
Fri 6 AM – 12 PM0″0 cm
Fri 12 PM – 6 PM0″0 cm
Fri 6 PM – 12 AM0″0 cm
Sat 12 AM – 6 AM0″0 cm
Sat 6 AM – 12 PM0″0 cm
Sat 12 PM – 6 PM0″0 cm
Sat 6 PM – 12 AM0″0 cm
Sun 12 AM – 6 AM0″0 cm
Sun 6 AM – 12 PM0″0 cm
Sun 12 PM – 6 PM0″0 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Tonight 32°F0°C Chance T-storms then Light Snow Likely
  2. Fri 38°F3°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Sat 38°F3°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny then Light Snow Likely
  4. Sun 38°F3°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
  5. Mon 43°F6°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  6. Tue 44°F7°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  7. Wed 43°F6°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  8. Thu 42°F6°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 6 PM · NOAA grid updated 12:31 PM · grid elevation 9,593 ft

Checked at the base area (9,600 ft); the summit (11,307 ft) is usually colder.

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