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 Arizona Snowbowl?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Arizona Snowbowl, AZ

Base: 42°F6°C air · 73% 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 30°F−1°C Now Mon Tue

Use the left and right arrow keys to step through hours.

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM42°F6°C73%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 10 AM43°F6°C67%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM47°F8°C58%39.8°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM47°F8°C63%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM47°F8°C63%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM47°F8°C63%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM48°F9°C60%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM46°F8°C65%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM45°F7°C65%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM43°F6°C70%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM39°F4°C79%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM38°F3°C79%34.6°F1.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM38°F3°C76%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM38°F3°C73%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM37°F3°C72%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM37°F3°C67%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM36°F2°C69%31.4°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM36°F2°C67%31.1°F−0.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM35°F2°C69%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM34°F1°C78%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM36°F2°C72%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM44°F7°C62%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM46°F8°C56%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM50°F10°C46%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM52°F11°C46%42.2°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM53°F12°C45%42.9°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM54°F12°C41%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM53°F12°C43%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM52°F11°C44%41.9°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM50°F10°C50%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM45°F7°C55%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM43°F6°C55%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM42°F6°C55%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM41°F5°C53%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM41°F5°C50%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM41°F5°C48%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM41°F5°C48%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM41°F5°C50%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM40°F4°C52%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM40°F4°C50%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM39°F4°C50%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM39°F4°C50%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM40°F4°C50%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM41°F5°C50%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM44°F7°C47%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Mostly clear
42°F6°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
73%
Precipitation
6% chance

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. Today 48°F9°C 33°F1°C Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
  2. Mon 54°F12°C 38°F3°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 56°F13°C 39°F4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 55°F13°C 41°F5°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 53°F12°C 42°F6°C Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 47°F8°C 41°F5°C Showers And Thunderstorms
  7. Sat 43°F6°C 38°F3°C Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 9:13 AM

About this forecast

Arizona Snowbowl is a ski resort in Arizona with a base at 9,200 ft and a summit at 11,500 ft, 2,300 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 8,970 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 10,069 ft).

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