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 Cannon Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Cannon Mountain, NH

Base: 46°F8°C air · 27% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Tue 3 AM onward.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 23°F−5°C Now Mon Tue

Use the left and right arrow keys to step through hours.

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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM46°F8°C27%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM48°F9°C25%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM49°F9°C18%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM52°F11°C18%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM49°F9°C25%36.3°F2.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM47°F8°C32%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM45°F7°C33%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM41°F5°C39%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM40°F4°C42%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM40°F4°C42%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM40°F4°C44%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM39°F4°C48%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM39°F4°C50%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM39°F4°C50%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM39°F4°C52%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM39°F4°C54%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM38°F3°C57%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM38°F3°C54%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM39°F4°C52%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM39°F4°C54%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM39°F4°C52%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM43°F6°C55%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM44°F7°C60%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM46°F8°C63%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM47°F8°C65%40.9°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM47°F8°C68%41.4°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM47°F8°C74%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM49°F9°C74%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM47°F8°C79%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM46°F8°C79%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM43°F6°C89%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM40°F4°C85%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM39°F4°C79%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM37°F3°C75%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM36°F2°C72%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM34°F1°C72%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM32°F0°C72%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM31°F−1°C72%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM30°F−1°C72%26.1°F−3.3°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM29°F−2°C69%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM28°F−2°C66%23.6°F−4.6°CGreat
Tue 8 AM28°F−2°C63%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Tue 9 AM29°F−2°C60%24.0°F−4.5°CGreat
Tue 10 AM30°F−1°C60%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Tue 11 AM31°F−1°C61%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal

Right now at the base

Clear
46°F8°C feels like 42°F6°C
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
Humidity
27%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KHIE at 12:30 PM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 29% humidity (43°F6°C wet-bulb), wind 0 mph0 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 52°F11°C 37°F3°C Sunny
  2. Mon 51°F11°C 28°F−2°C Isolated Rain Showers
  3. Tue 36°F2°C 24°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 42°F6°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  5. Thu 52°F11°C 41°F5°C Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 50°F10°C 37°F3°C Partly Sunny
  7. Sat 51°F11°C 40°F4°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:36 AM

About this forecast

Cannon Mountain is a ski resort in New Hampshire with a base at 2,000 ft and a summit at 4,080 ft, 2,080 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 3,720 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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