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 Kirkwood, CA

40°F4°C air · 100% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Sat 4 AM – 5 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 27°F−3°C Now Fri Sat
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  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 5 PM40°F4°C100%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Thu 6 PM40°F4°C100%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM39°F4°C100%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM37°F3°C91%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM39°F4°C89%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM37°F3°C99%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM37°F3°C97%36.3°F2.4°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM36°F2°C100%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM39°F4°C100%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM39°F4°C98%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM41°F5°C80%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM43°F6°C68%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM45°F7°C63%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM46°F8°C63%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM46°F8°C63%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM44°F7°C63%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM42°F6°C67%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM40°F4°C68%34.9°F1.6°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM38°F3°C68%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM37°F3°C69%32.3°F0.2°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM36°F2°C70%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM36°F2°C69%31.4°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM36°F2°C68%31.2°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM34°F1°C73%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM34°F1°C76%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM34°F1°C75%30.3°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sat 4 AM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Sat 5 AM32°F0°C77%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sat 6 AM32°F0°C74%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Sat 7 AM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sat 8 AM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Sat 9 AM35°F2°C68%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM39°F4°C58%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM44°F7°C49%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM47°F8°C43%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM50°F10°C40%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM51°F11°C39%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM52°F11°C41%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM51°F11°C45%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm

Right now

Light rain likely
40°F4°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Humidity
100%
Precipitation
68% 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 43°F6°C 32°F0°C Light Rain Likely
  2. Fri 46°F8°C 30°F−1°C Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny
  3. Sat 52°F11°C 33°F1°C Sunny
  4. Sun 56°F13°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  5. Mon 55°F13°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  6. Tue 55°F13°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  7. Wed 55°F13°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 5 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:01 PM · grid elevation 7,966 ft

Checked at the base area (7,800 ft); the summit (9,876 ft) is usually colder.

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