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.
NO

48°F9°C wet-bulb in Ski Santa Fe, NM

52°F11°C air · 77% 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 41°F5°C Now Fri Sat
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  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 6 PM52°F11°C77%47.6°F8.7°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM50°F10°C85%47.2°F8.4°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM48°F9°C89%45.9°F7.7°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM47°F8°C92%45.4°F7.5°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM47°F8°C91%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM47°F8°C92%45.4°F7.5°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM46°F8°C92%44.5°F6.9°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM46°F8°C91%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM45°F7°C94%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM44°F7°C97%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM44°F7°C95%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM44°F7°C94%42.8°F6.0°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM44°F7°C97%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM46°F8°C92%44.5°F6.9°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM50°F10°C82%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM51°F11°C82%47.6°F8.7°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM51°F11°C82%47.6°F8.7°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM52°F11°C80%48.2°F9.0°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM52°F11°C76%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM52°F11°C76%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM52°F11°C73%46.9°F8.3°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM51°F11°C75%46.3°F8.0°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM47°F8°C85%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM45°F7°C93%43.6°F6.5°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM45°F7°C94%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM44°F7°C94%42.8°F6.0°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM44°F7°C95%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM44°F7°C96%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM43°F6°C96%42.2°F5.6°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM43°F6°C97%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM43°F6°C96%42.2°F5.6°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM43°F6°C95%42.0°F5.6°CToo warm
Sat 4 AM42°F6°C97%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Sat 5 AM42°F6°C97%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Sat 6 AM42°F6°C95%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Sat 7 AM42°F6°C93%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Sat 8 AM43°F6°C92%41.5°F5.3°CToo warm
Sat 9 AM44°F7°C93%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM46°F8°C91%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM47°F8°C89%44.9°F7.2°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM49°F9°C85%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM48°F9°C87%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM48°F9°C87%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM48°F9°C87%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM46°F8°C89%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Sat 5 PM45°F7°C91%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm

Right now

Chance of thunderstorms and rain showers
52°F11°C
Wind
10 mph17 km/h
Humidity
77%
Precipitation
44% chance

Nearest station KSAF at 5:25 PM: Light rain, 71°F22°C, 39% humidity (56°F14°C wet-bulb), wind 14 mph22 km/h.

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 44°F7°C Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  2. Fri 53°F12°C 42°F6°C Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  3. Sat 50°F10°C 40°F4°C Showers And Thunderstorms
  4. Sun 47°F8°C 33°F1°C Showers And Thunderstorms
  5. Mon 49°F9°C 31°F−1°C Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
  6. Tue 49°F9°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  7. Wed 51°F11°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  8. Thu 50°F10°C Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for 6 PM · NOAA grid updated 6:02 PM · grid elevation 9,531 ft

Checked at the base area (10,350 ft); the summit (12,075 ft) is usually colder.

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