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 Brighton?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Brighton, UT

Base: 36°F2°C air · 80% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Tue 7 AM onward.

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

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  • Ideal
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  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM36°F2°C80%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM37°F3°C80%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM39°F4°C80%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM39°F4°C83%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM40°F4°C83%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM40°F4°C87%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM40°F4°C88%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM39°F4°C92%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM36°F2°C98%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM33°F1°C100%32.8°F0.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM32°F0°C100%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM30°F−1°C98%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM32°F0°C93%30.7°F−0.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM32°F0°C89%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM32°F0°C80%29.0°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM33°F1°C78%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM33°F1°C78%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM33°F1°C80%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM32°F0°C80%29.0°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM32°F0°C77%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM32°F0°C77%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM34°F1°C77%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM37°F3°C76%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM40°F4°C67%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM43°F6°C60%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM43°F6°C56%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM44°F7°C50%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM45°F7°C48%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM44°F7°C51%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM43°F6°C52%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM40°F4°C61%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM36°F2°C70%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM35°F2°C74%31.1°F−0.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM36°F2°C75%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM36°F2°C77%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM35°F2°C77%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM34°F1°C76%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM34°F1°C75%30.3°F−1.0°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM33°F1°C77%29.6°F−1.4°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM32°F0°C79%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM32°F0°C81%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM31°F−1°C81%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM31°F−1°C80%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM31°F−1°C77%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain and snow
36°F2°C
Wind
1 mph2 km/h
Humidity
80%
Precipitation
21% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0″0 cm
Next 48 h
0.6″1.4 cm
Next 72 h
0.6″1.5 cm
0.3″0.8 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 AM0.2″0.6 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0.0″0.1 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 40°F4°C 30°F−1°C Chance Rain And Snow
  2. Mon 45°F7°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  3. Tue 39°F4°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  4. Wed 44°F7°C 34°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 44°F7°C 37°F3°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 40°F4°C 32°F0°C Rain And Snow Likely ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  7. Sat 36°F2°C 29°F−2°C Rain And Snow ❄︎ 4–9″10–23 cm

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

About this forecast

Brighton is a ski resort in Utah with a base at 8,755 ft and a summit at 10,500 ft, 1,745 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 8,757 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 9,442 ft).

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