Can they make snow?

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 Beech Mountain Resort?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Beech Mountain Resort, NC

Base: 45°F7°C air · 71% 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
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM45°F7°C71%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM48°F9°C66%42.0°F5.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM49°F9°C64%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM50°F10°C63%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM50°F10°C61%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM49°F9°C64%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM45°F7°C76%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM43°F6°C85%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM42°F6°C87%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM40°F4°C88%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C88%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM40°F4°C80%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM41°F5°C78%37.3°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM40°F4°C80%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM40°F4°C80%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C75%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM40°F4°C70%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM43°F6°C53%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM46°F8°C50%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM48°F9°C47%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM51°F11°C45%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM53°F12°C45%42.9°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM55°F13°C46%44.7°F7.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM56°F13°C45%45.4°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM56°F13°C46%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM55°F13°C49%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM53°F12°C52%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM50°F10°C57%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM46°F8°C68%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM46°F8°C69%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM45°F7°C69%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM45°F7°C67%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM45°F7°C64%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM45°F7°C59%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM46°F8°C57%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM45°F7°C57%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM45°F7°C59%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM44°F7°C59%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM44°F7°C58%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM43°F6°C56%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM44°F7°C53%36.4°F2.5°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM47°F8°C49%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM50°F10°C46%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM53°F12°C44%42.7°F5.9°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
45°F7°C feels like 42°F6°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
Humidity
71%
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. Today 51°F11°C 39°F4°C Sunny
  2. Mon 56°F13°C 43°F6°C Sunny
  3. Tue 58°F14°C 44°F7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 53°F12°C 43°F6°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 57°F14°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 60°F16°C 48°F9°C Sunny
  7. Sat 57°F14°C 50°F10°C Partly Sunny

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

About this forecast

Beech Mountain Resort is a ski resort in North Carolina with a base at 4,675 ft and a summit at 5,506 ft, 831 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 4,925 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 4,925 ft).

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