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 Brian Head?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Brian Head, UT

Base: 31°F−1°C air · 91% humidity

Too warm: below freezing, but droplets won't freeze in flight
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Next snowmaking window: tonight 8 PM – 10 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 24°F−4°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM31°F−1°C91%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM34°F1°C83%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM35°F2°C86%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM36°F2°C83%33.3°F0.7°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM36°F2°C80%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM34°F1°C81%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM33°F1°C87%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM30°F−1°C87%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 9 PM30°F−1°C84%27.6°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sun 10 PM29°F−2°C86%26.9°F−2.9°CMarginal
Sun 11 PM29°F−2°C83%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM29°F−2°C82%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM29°F−2°C82%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM29°F−2°C85%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM29°F−2°C83%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM29°F−2°C82%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 5 AM29°F−2°C78%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Mon 6 AM29°F−2°C76%25.6°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM28°F−2°C73%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Mon 8 AM29°F−2°C71%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM30°F−1°C71%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 10 AM34°F1°C64%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM37°F3°C59%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM39°F4°C58%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM40°F4°C60%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM41°F5°C58%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM41°F5°C55%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM40°F4°C55%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM40°F4°C56%33.3°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM38°F3°C63%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM34°F1°C69%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM32°F0°C69%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 9 PM32°F0°C66%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM32°F0°C66%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM32°F0°C67%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 12 AM32°F0°C68%27.5°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM32°F0°C69%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM32°F0°C69%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM31°F−1°C69%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM31°F−1°C69%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM30°F−1°C69%25.8°F−3.4°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM30°F−1°C68%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM30°F−1°C68%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM30°F−1°C67%25.6°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM31°F−1°C65%26.3°F−3.2°CMarginal

Right now at the base

Mostly clear
31°F−1°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
91%
Precipitation
11% chance

Nearest station KCDC at 10:30 AM: Mostly cloudy, 46°F8°C, 76% humidity (42°F6°C wet-bulb), wind 3 mph6 km/h.

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 36°F2°C 27°F−3°C Mostly Sunny
  2. Mon 41°F5°C 29°F−2°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 41°F5°C 29°F−2°C Sunny
  4. Wed 42°F6°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 40°F4°C 32°F0°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 34°F1°C 30°F−1°C Light Snow Likely ❄︎ 2″5 cm
  7. Sat 31°F−1°C 26°F−3°C Light Snow Likely then Snow Showers Likely ❄︎ 3–7″8–18 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 12:31 AM

About this forecast

Brian Head is a ski resort in Utah with a base at 9,600 ft and a summit at 11,307 ft, 1,707 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 10,200 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 10,338 ft).

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