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 Beaver Creek?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Beaver Creek, CO

Base: 41°F5°C air · 75% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: tomorrow night 9 PM – 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 Mon Tue

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

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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM41°F5°C75%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM46°F8°C60%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM47°F8°C57%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM48°F9°C54%40.1°F4.5°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM50°F10°C46%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM48°F9°C50%39.5°F4.1°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM46°F8°C56%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM43°F6°C66%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM38°F3°C80%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM37°F3°C84%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM37°F3°C84%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM37°F3°C85%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM37°F3°C86%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM36°F2°C90%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM35°F2°C90%33.3°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM35°F2°C91%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM34°F1°C92%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM34°F1°C94%32.9°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM34°F1°C93%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM33°F1°C95%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM32°F0°C97%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM32°F0°C99%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM32°F0°C98%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM32°F0°C99%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM37°F3°C88%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM39°F4°C79%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM41°F5°C73%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM43°F6°C64%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM44°F7°C54%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM47°F8°C47%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM43°F6°C52%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM42°F6°C56%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM39°F4°C58%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM34°F1°C66%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM33°F1°C68%28.5°F−2.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM32°F0°C70%27.8°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM32°F0°C70%27.8°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM31°F−1°C70%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 12 AM31°F−1°C71%26.9°F−2.8°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM30°F−1°C72%26.1°F−3.3°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM30°F−1°C73%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM30°F−1°C74%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM30°F−1°C74%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM30°F−1°C74%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM29°F−2°C74%25.4°F−3.7°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM31°F−1°C70%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM32°F0°C67%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM34°F1°C65%29.0°F−1.6°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain showers
41°F5°C feels like 36°F2°C
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
Humidity
75%
Precipitation
19% 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 52°F11°C 31°F−1°C Chance Rain Showers
  2. Mon 48°F9°C 27°F−3°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 52°F11°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 55°F13°C 28°F−2°C Sunny
  5. Thu 56°F13°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 56°F13°C 33°F1°C Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  7. Sat 50°F10°C 30°F−1°C Rain And Snow Showers Likely ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm

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

About this forecast

Beaver Creek is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 8,100 ft and a summit at 11,440 ft, 3,340 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 8,314 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 10,735 ft).

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