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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42°F6°C wet-bulb in Northstar California, CA

45°F7°C air · 84% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Sat 3 AM – 9 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 25°F−4°C Now Fri Sat
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  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 5 PM45°F7°C84%42.1°F5.6°CToo warm
Thu 6 PM43°F6°C87%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM41°F5°C90%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM41°F5°C88%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM40°F4°C88%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM41°F5°C85%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM40°F4°C84%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM40°F4°C84%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM40°F4°C85%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM40°F4°C83%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM40°F4°C83%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM39°F4°C85%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM37°F3°C88%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM35°F2°C95%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM35°F2°C94%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM34°F1°C95%33.0°F0.6°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM37°F3°C95%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM40°F4°C93%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM43°F6°C81%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM46°F8°C64%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM49°F9°C50%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM51°F11°C45%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM52°F11°C45%42.0°F5.6°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM52°F11°C45%42.0°F5.6°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM50°F10°C45%40.4°F4.6°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM46°F8°C51%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM43°F6°C57%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM39°F4°C58%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM38°F3°C58%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM37°F3°C57%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM37°F3°C57%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM36°F2°C59%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM35°F2°C61%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM35°F2°C62%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM33°F1°C64%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sat 4 AM32°F0°C66%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Sat 5 AM30°F−1°C71%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Sat 6 AM28°F−2°C76%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Sat 7 AM28°F−2°C78%24.9°F−3.9°CMarginal
Sat 8 AM31°F−1°C76%27.5°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sat 9 AM36°F2°C72%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM42°F6°C67%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM48°F9°C60%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM52°F11°C52%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM55°F13°C44%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM57°F14°C39%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM57°F14°C37%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM57°F14°C38%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm

Right now

Light rain likely
45°F7°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
Humidity
84%
Precipitation
60% 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 49°F9°C 33°F1°C Light Rain Likely
  2. Fri 52°F11°C 28°F−2°C Chance Rain And Snow then Mostly Sunny
  3. Sat 57°F14°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  4. Sun 62°F17°C 33°F1°C Sunny
  5. Mon 60°F16°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Tue 61°F16°C 33°F1°C Sunny
  7. Wed 60°F16°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 5 PM · NOAA grid updated 4:30 PM · grid elevation 6,467 ft

Checked at the base area (6,330 ft); the summit (8,610 ft) is usually colder.

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