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.

Can they make snow at Appalachian Ski Mtn?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Appalachian Ski Mtn, NC

Base: 53°F12°C air · 62% 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 Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM53°F12°C62%45.9°F7.7°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM55°F13°C58%47.0°F8.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM56°F13°C55%47.3°F8.5°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM56°F13°C56%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM55°F13°C57%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM54°F12°C58%46.1°F7.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM52°F11°C65%45.5°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM48°F9°C76%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM45°F7°C87%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM43°F6°C92%41.5°F5.3°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM42°F6°C95%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM42°F6°C95%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM42°F6°C100%41.8°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM41°F5°C100%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM41°F5°C100%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM40°F4°C100%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C100%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM38°F3°C100%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM40°F4°C76%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM49°F9°C57%41.5°F5.3°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM56°F13°C46%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM59°F15°C40%46.9°F8.3°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM62°F17°C37%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM64°F18°C34%49.5°F9.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM63°F17°C36%49.2°F9.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM62°F17°C38%48.8°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM61°F16°C40%48.5°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM57°F14°C48%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM53°F12°C57%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM49°F9°C72%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM47°F8°C76%42.7°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM46°F8°C79%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM46°F8°C79%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM46°F8°C80%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM45°F7°C83%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM44°F7°C83%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM43°F6°C83%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM41°F5°C85%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM40°F4°C86%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM41°F5°C83%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM46°F8°C70%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM53°F12°C58%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM58°F14°C49%47.9°F8.8°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Partly cloudy
53°F12°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
Humidity
62%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KTNB at 11:55 AM: 56°F13°C, 63% humidity (48°F9°C wet-bulb).

Snow forecast new snow at the base, 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 57°F14°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  2. Mon 65°F18°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  3. Tue 64°F18°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 60°F16°C 40°F4°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 65°F18°C 42°F6°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 68°F20°C 46°F8°C Sunny
  7. Sat 65°F18°C 47°F8°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 8:00 AM

About this forecast

Appalachian Ski Mtn is a ski resort in North Carolina with a base at 3,635 ft and a summit at 4,000 ft, 365 ft of vertical. This page checks NOAA's hourly forecast at the base and the summit every time you load it and works out the wet-bulb temperature, which is what decides whether snow guns can run. Snowmakers can start below 28°F−2°C wet-bulb, and make good snow below 25°F−4°C.

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Base: NOAA's forecast for the base area (forecast grid elevation 3,507 ft). Summit: estimated from the base forecast with typical cooling by elevation; on calm, clear nights cold air can pool at the base instead.

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