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 Bridger Bowl?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Bridger Bowl, MT

❄︎ 2″4 cm of new snow expected, starting tomorrow night 10 PM

Summit: 32°F0°C air · 72% humidity

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

Snowmaking conditions now, until today 11 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 19°F−7°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM32°F0°C72%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM33°F1°C72%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM36°F2°C67%31.1°F−0.5°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM37°F3°C68%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM38°F3°C63%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM37°F3°C68%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM33°F1°C76%29.4°F−1.4°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 7 PM29°F−2°C78%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Sun 8 PM27°F−3°C82%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Sun 9 PM26°F−3°C83%23.6°F−4.7°CGreat
Sun 10 PM25°F−4°C83%22.6°F−5.2°CGreat
Sun 11 PM22°F−6°C87%20.1°F−6.6°CGreat
Mon 12 AM22°F−6°C91%20.6°F−6.3°CGreat
Mon 1 AM21°F−6°C94%20.0°F−6.7°CGreat
Mon 2 AM20°F−7°C95%19.1°F−7.2°CIdeal
Mon 3 AM20°F−7°C95%19.1°F−7.2°CIdeal
Mon 4 AM21°F−6°C94%20.0°F−6.7°CGreat
Mon 5 AM21°F−6°C95%20.1°F−6.6°CGreat
Mon 6 AM22°F−6°C95%21.1°F−6.1°CGreat
Mon 7 AM21°F−6°C91%19.6°F−6.9°CGreat
Mon 8 AM23°F−5°C90%21.5°F−5.9°CGreat
Mon 9 AM26°F−3°C83%23.6°F−4.7°CGreat
Mon 10 AM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM35°F2°C71%30.7°F−0.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM40°F4°C66%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM42°F6°C65%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM43°F6°C60%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM44°F7°C60%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM43°F6°C61%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM41°F5°C64%35.3°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM37°F3°C72%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM32°F0°C82%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM31°F−1°C84%28.5°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM33°F1°C80%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM33°F1°C83%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM31°F−1°C88%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM31°F−1°C91%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM31°F−1°C94%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM30°F−1°C94%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM31°F−1°C94%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM31°F−1°C92%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM31°F−1°C95%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM30°F−1°C94%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM31°F−1°C94%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM31°F−1°C93%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM31°F−1°C90%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
32°F0°C feels like 27°F−3°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
Humidity
77%
Precipitation
0% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0″0 cm
Next 48 h
1″3 cm
Next 72 h
2″4 cm
0.8″2 cm Now Mon Tue Wed

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Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Sun 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Sun 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Mon 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm
Mon 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Mon 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM0.3″0.8 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0.8″2 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0.3″0.8 cm
Tue 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Tue 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Wed 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 38°F3°C 21°F−6°C Sunny
  2. Mon 49°F9°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ 1″3 cm
  3. Tue 41°F5°C 24°F−4°C Snow Likely ❄︎ 1–3″3–8 cm
  4. Wed 44°F7°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  5. Thu 47°F8°C 25°F−4°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 42°F6°C 25°F−4°C Chance Light Snow
  7. Sat 44°F7°C 26°F−3°C Slight Chance Light Snow

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 8:26 AM

About this forecast

Bridger Bowl is a ski resort in Montana with a base at 6,100 ft and a summit at 8,700 ft, 2,600 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 6,201 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 7,234 ft).

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