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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30°F−1°C wet-bulb in Mt. Rose, NV

31°F−1°C air · 92% humidity

Too warm — below freezing but droplets won't freeze in flight
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Next snowmaking window: tomorrow 8 AM – tomorrow 2 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 21°F−6°C Now Fri Sat
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 5 PM31°F−1°C92%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Thu 6 PM30°F−1°C92%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM31°F−1°C92%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM31°F−1°C92%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM32°F0°C92%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM33°F1°C89%31.2°F−0.5°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM34°F1°C88%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM34°F1°C87%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM34°F1°C87%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM34°F1°C88%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM31°F−1°C92%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM30°F−1°C92%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM30°F−1°C90%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Fri 9 AM28°F−2°C92%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Fri 10 AM28°F−2°C96%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Fri 11 AM28°F−2°C92%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Fri 12 PM29°F−2°C88%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Fri 1 PM30°F−1°C79%26.9°F−2.8°CMarginal
Fri 2 PM31°F−1°C69%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Fri 3 PM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Fri 4 PM31°F−1°C62%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Fri 5 PM29°F−2°C69%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Fri 6 PM29°F−2°C71%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Fri 7 PM28°F−2°C71%24.1°F−4.4°CGreat
Fri 8 PM29°F−2°C69%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Fri 9 PM29°F−2°C63%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat
Fri 10 PM29°F−2°C60%24.0°F−4.5°CGreat
Fri 11 PM29°F−2°C59%23.9°F−4.5°CGreat
Sat 12 AM29°F−2°C65%24.5°F−4.2°CGreat
Sat 1 AM28°F−2°C64%23.4°F−4.8°CGreat
Sat 2 AM28°F−2°C63%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Sat 3 AM27°F−3°C62%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Sat 4 AM27°F−3°C65%22.6°F−5.2°CGreat
Sat 5 AM27°F−3°C68%22.9°F−5.1°CGreat
Sat 6 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Sat 7 AM25°F−4°C72%21.4°F−5.9°CGreat
Sat 8 AM25°F−4°C71%21.3°F−5.9°CGreat
Sat 9 AM26°F−3°C72%22.4°F−5.3°CGreat
Sat 10 AM27°F−3°C72%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Sat 11 AM29°F−2°C71%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Sat 12 PM31°F−1°C67%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Sat 1 PM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sat 2 PM35°F2°C60%29.4°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM35°F2°C61%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM34°F1°C63%28.8°F−1.8°CToo warm

Right now

Chance of light snow
31°F−1°C feels like 20°F−7°C
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 26 mph43 km/h
Humidity
92%
Precipitation
43% chance

Snow forecast new snow, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0.9″2 cm
Next 48 h
0.9″2 cm
Next 72 h
0.9″2 cm
0.6″1.5 cm Now Fri Sat Sun
Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Thu 5 PM – 11 PM0″0 cm
Thu 11 PM – 5 AM0.6″1.5 cm
Fri 5 AM – 11 AM0.3″0.8 cm
Fri 11 AM – 5 PM0″0 cm
Fri 5 PM – 11 PM0″0 cm
Fri 11 PM – 5 AM0″0 cm
Sat 5 AM – 11 AM0″0 cm
Sat 11 AM – 5 PM0″0 cm
Sat 5 PM – 11 PM0″0 cm
Sat 11 PM – 5 AM0″0 cm
Sun 5 AM – 11 AM0″0 cm
Sun 11 AM – 5 PM0″0 cm

7-day outlook

  1. This Afternoon 37°F3°C 27°F−3°C Snow ❄︎ 2–4″5–10 cm
  2. Fri 33°F1°C 25°F−4°C Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  3. Sat 36°F2°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Sun 43°F6°C 30°F−1°C Sunny
  5. Mon 43°F6°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Tue 42°F6°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  7. Wed 42°F6°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 5 PM · NOAA grid updated 4:30 PM · grid elevation 9,416 ft

Checked at the base area (7,900 ft); the summit (9,700 ft) is usually colder.

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