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 Waterville Valley, NH

46°F8°C air · 65% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: tomorrow 7 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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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Thu 8 PM46°F8°C65%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Thu 9 PM45°F7°C65%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Thu 10 PM43°F6°C70%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Thu 11 PM41°F5°C73%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Fri 12 AM38°F3°C76%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm
Fri 1 AM37°F3°C75%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Fri 2 AM36°F2°C75%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Fri 3 AM35°F2°C75%31.2°F−0.4°CToo warm
Fri 4 AM34°F1°C75%30.3°F−1.0°CToo warm
Fri 5 AM33°F1°C75%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Fri 6 AM33°F1°C75%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Fri 7 AM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Fri 8 AM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Fri 9 AM35°F2°C69%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Fri 10 AM41°F5°C57%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Fri 11 AM44°F7°C53%36.4°F2.5°CToo warm
Fri 12 PM46°F8°C49%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Fri 1 PM48°F9°C46%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Fri 2 PM49°F9°C44%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Fri 3 PM49°F9°C44%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Fri 4 PM48°F9°C46%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Fri 5 PM46°F8°C49%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Fri 6 PM43°F6°C55%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Fri 7 PM39°F4°C62%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Fri 8 PM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Fri 9 PM34°F1°C75%30.3°F−1.0°CToo warm
Fri 10 PM32°F0°C81%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Fri 11 PM31°F−1°C85%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sat 12 AM31°F−1°C81%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Sat 1 AM30°F−1°C81%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Sat 2 AM30°F−1°C78%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Sat 3 AM29°F−2°C81%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Sat 4 AM29°F−2°C81%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Sat 5 AM28°F−2°C85%25.8°F−3.5°CMarginal
Sat 6 AM28°F−2°C81%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Sat 7 AM28°F−2°C81%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Sat 8 AM29°F−2°C78%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Sat 9 AM36°F2°C61%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sat 10 AM43°F6°C49%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Sat 11 AM49°F9°C42%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Sat 12 PM52°F11°C36%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Sat 1 PM54°F12°C34%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sat 2 PM54°F12°C34%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sat 3 PM53°F12°C35%41.1°F5.0°CToo warm
Sat 4 PM52°F11°C38%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Sat 5 PM49°F9°C42%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Sat 6 PM46°F8°C47%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Sat 7 PM42°F6°C55%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm

Right now

Mostly clear
46°F8°C feels like 41°F5°C
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
Humidity
65%
Precipitation
0% 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. Tonight 32°F0°C Mostly Clear
  2. Fri 49°F9°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  3. Sat 54°F12°C 30°F−1°C Sunny
  4. Sun 59°F15°C 37°F3°C Sunny
  5. Mon 59°F15°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  6. Tue 46°F8°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  7. Wed 47°F8°C 32°F0°C Mostly Sunny
  8. Thu 51°F11°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 8 PM · NOAA grid updated 7:46 PM · grid elevation 2,018 ft

Checked at the base area (1,984 ft); the summit (4,004 ft) is usually colder.

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