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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51°F11°C wet-bulb in Snowbasin, UT

57°F14°C air · 71% 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 35°F2°C Now Fri Sat

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 6 PM57°F14°C71%51.2°F10.7°CToo warm
Thu 7 PM53°F12°C79%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Thu 8 PM52°F11°C83%48.7°F9.3°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM52°F11°C81%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM52°F11°C81%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM51°F11°C83%47.8°F8.8°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM50°F10°C84%47.0°F8.3°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM49°F9°C85%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM48°F9°C85%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM48°F9°C85%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM47°F8°C85%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM45°F7°C84%42.1°F5.6°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM42°F6°C84%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Fri 8 AM41°F5°C86%38.6°F3.6°CToo warm
Fri 9 AM40°F4°C88%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM41°F5°C87%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM41°F5°C91%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM41°F5°C91%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM42°F6°C96%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM43°F6°C94%41.8°F5.5°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM44°F7°C91%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM44°F7°C88%41.8°F5.5°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM43°F6°C90%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM42°F6°C91%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM41°F5°C91%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM42°F6°C83%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM42°F6°C80%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Sat 1 AM41°F5°C83%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Sat 2 AM40°F4°C85%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Sat 3 AM40°F4°C86%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Sat 4 AM39°F4°C86%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Sat 5 AM38°F3°C88%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Sat 6 AM37°F3°C89%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Sat 7 AM36°F2°C93%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Sat 8 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Sat 9 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM38°F3°C92%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM42°F6°C84%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM45°F7°C77%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM47°F8°C71%41.9°F5.5°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM49°F9°C67%43.1°F6.2°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM50°F10°C65%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM49°F9°C66%42.9°F6.1°CToo warm
Sat 5 PM48°F9°C69%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm

Right now

Chance of thunderstorms and rain showers
57°F14°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Humidity
71%
Precipitation
44% chance

Nearest station KOGD at 5:33 PM: Rain, 58°F14°C, 84% humidity (55°F13°C wet-bulb), wind 9 mph15 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 40°F4°C Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
  2. Fri 45°F7°C 36°F2°C Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  3. Sat 50°F10°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  4. Sun 50°F10°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Mon 53°F12°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  6. Tue 50°F10°C 34°F1°C Slight Chance Light Rain
  7. Wed 50°F10°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  8. Thu 53°F12°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 6 PM · NOAA grid updated 12:31 PM · grid elevation 6,352 ft

Checked at the base area (6,400 ft); the summit (9,350 ft) is usually colder.

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