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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46°F8°C wet-bulb in Elk Mountain, PA

49°F9°C air · 83% 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 29°F−2°C Now Fri Sat

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 8 PM49°F9°C83%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM48°F9°C83%44.9°F7.1°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM47°F8°C83%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM46°F8°C86%43.4°F6.4°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM45°F7°C86%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM44°F7°C89%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM41°F5°C96%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM41°F5°C92%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM40°F4°C96%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM39°F4°C96%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM36°F2°C100%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM41°F5°C73%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM45°F7°C60%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM48°F9°C51%39.6°F4.2°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM51°F11°C42%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM53°F12°C38%41.6°F5.3°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM55°F13°C35%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM55°F13°C35%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM56°F13°C34%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM54°F12°C38%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM51°F11°C42%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM47°F8°C49%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM44°F7°C55%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM41°F5°C59%34.6°F1.5°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM38°F3°C67%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sat 4 AM32°F0°C89%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sat 5 AM31°F−1°C88%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sat 6 AM31°F−1°C88%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sat 7 AM30°F−1°C92%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sat 8 AM30°F−1°C92%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sat 9 AM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM45°F7°C58%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM50°F10°C50%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM54°F12°C41%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM56°F13°C37%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM57°F14°C35%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM58°F14°C36%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM58°F14°C39%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Sat 5 PM56°F13°C43%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Sat 6 PM52°F11°C48%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sat 7 PM49°F9°C52%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm

Right now

Clear
49°F9°C feels like 45°F7°C
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
Humidity
83%
Precipitation
0% 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. Tonight 36°F2°C Mostly Clear
  2. Fri 56°F13°C 30°F−1°C Sunny
  3. Sat 58°F14°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  4. Sun 61°F16°C 37°F3°C Sunny
  5. Mon 64°F18°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  6. Tue 57°F14°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Wed 57°F14°C 40°F4°C Partly Sunny
  8. Thu 59°F15°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 8 PM · NOAA grid updated 7:56 PM · grid elevation 1,601 ft

Checked at the base area (1,693 ft); the summit (2,693 ft) is usually colder.

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