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 Boyne Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Boyne Mountain, MI

Base: 64°F18°C air · 60% 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 31°F0°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM64°F18°C60%55.4°F13.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM66°F19°C61%57.4°F14.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM67°F19°C61%58.3°F14.6°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM67°F19°C61%58.3°F14.6°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM65°F18°C63%57.0°F13.9°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM64°F18°C65%56.5°F13.6°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM62°F17°C70%55.7°F13.2°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM58°F14°C77%53.4°F11.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM55°F13°C83%51.6°F10.9°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM54°F12°C86%51.2°F10.7°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM52°F11°C89%49.8°F9.9°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM51°F11°C89%48.9°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM50°F10°C86%47.3°F8.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM48°F9°C80%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM48°F9°C77%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM47°F8°C76%42.7°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM47°F8°C74%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM46°F8°C73%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM46°F8°C73%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM45°F7°C79%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM44°F7°C82%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM47°F8°C76%42.7°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM50°F10°C68%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM51°F11°C63%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM51°F11°C59%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM52°F11°C54%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM52°F11°C54%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM51°F11°C53%42.5°F5.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM51°F11°C53%42.5°F5.9°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM48°F9°C56%40.4°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM45°F7°C60%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM42°F6°C65%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM40°F4°C73%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM38°F3°C79%34.6°F1.4°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM36°F2°C82%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM36°F2°C85%33.5°F0.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM35°F2°C85%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM33°F1°C91%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM35°F2°C90%33.3°F0.7°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM36°F2°C88%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM40°F4°C81%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM45°F7°C73%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain showers
64°F18°C
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Humidity
60%
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. This Afternoon 68°F20°C 44°F7°C Slight Chance Rain Showers
  2. Mon 53°F12°C 33°F1°C Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
  3. Tue 55°F13°C 43°F6°C Partly Sunny
  4. Wed 69°F21°C 53°F12°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 65°F18°C 43°F6°C Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 63°F17°C 46°F8°C Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
  7. Sat 64°F18°C 48°F9°C Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 12:11 PM

About this forecast

Boyne Mountain is a ski resort in Michigan with a base at 650 ft and a summit at 1,150 ft, 500 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 738 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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