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 Aspen Mountain?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Aspen Mountain, CO

Summit: 30°F−1°C air · 84% humidity

Marginal: snowmakers can just barely run
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Snowmaking conditions now, until today 12 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 23°F−5°C Now Mon Tue

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

  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM30°F−1°C84%27.6°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM30°F−1°C86%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 12 PM32°F0°C79%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM32°F0°C78%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM33°F1°C75%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM36°F2°C63%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM33°F1°C71%28.8°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM33°F1°C71%28.8°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Sun 7 PM29°F−2°C86%26.9°F−2.9°CMarginal
Sun 8 PM28°F−2°C90%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Sun 9 PM29°F−2°C89%27.2°F−2.6°CMarginal
Sun 10 PM29°F−2°C88%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Sun 11 PM29°F−2°C88%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM30°F−1°C89%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM30°F−1°C86%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM31°F−1°C85%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM31°F−1°C82%28.3°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM31°F−1°C83%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM30°F−1°C83%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 6 AM29°F−2°C86%26.9°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM29°F−2°C84%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 8 AM28°F−2°C82%25.4°F−3.7°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM27°F−3°C85%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 10 AM27°F−3°C89%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM27°F−3°C91%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Mon 12 PM29°F−2°C84%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 1 PM30°F−1°C80%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 2 PM32°F0°C74%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 3 PM34°F1°C61%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM32°F0°C65%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 5 PM32°F0°C62%26.9°F−2.8°CMarginal
Mon 6 PM30°F−1°C63%25.2°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 7 PM27°F−3°C72%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Mon 8 PM27°F−3°C72%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Mon 9 PM27°F−3°C71%23.2°F−4.9°CGreat
Mon 10 PM27°F−3°C72%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Mon 11 PM27°F−3°C74%23.5°F−4.7°CGreat
Tue 12 AM28°F−2°C75%24.6°F−4.1°CGreat
Tue 1 AM28°F−2°C73%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Tue 2 AM28°F−2°C71%24.1°F−4.4°CGreat
Tue 3 AM29°F−2°C68%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Tue 4 AM29°F−2°C69%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM28°F−2°C69%23.9°F−4.5°CGreat
Tue 6 AM28°F−2°C70%24.0°F−4.4°CGreat
Tue 7 AM28°F−2°C66%23.6°F−4.6°CGreat
Tue 8 AM28°F−2°C63%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Tue 9 AM29°F−2°C61%24.1°F−4.4°CGreat

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain showers
44°F7°C feels like 40°F4°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Humidity
70%
Precipitation
22% 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 57°F14°C 31°F−1°C Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  2. Mon 55°F13°C 29°F−2°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 57°F14°C 30°F−1°C Sunny
  4. Wed 60°F16°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  5. Thu 61°F16°C 34°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 59°F15°C 36°F2°C Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
  7. Sat 54°F12°C 33°F1°C Rain And Snow Showers Likely

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 8:12 AM

About this forecast

Aspen Mountain is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 7,945 ft and a summit at 11,212 ft, 3,267 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 7,897 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 10,850 ft).

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