Can they make snow?

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 Cataloochee Ski Area?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Cataloochee Ski Area, NC

Base: 52°F11°C air · 54% 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 36°F2°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM52°F11°C54%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM54°F12°C51%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM56°F13°C47%45.8°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM57°F14°C48%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM57°F14°C47%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM56°F13°C49%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM54°F12°C52%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM50°F10°C63%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM45°F7°C73%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM44°F7°C80%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM42°F6°C85%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM42°F6°C86%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM41°F5°C85%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM41°F5°C84%38.2°F3.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM41°F5°C81%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM41°F5°C80%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C81%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM40°F4°C77%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM40°F4°C76%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C75%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM40°F4°C76%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM41°F5°C75%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM46°F8°C65%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM52°F11°C54%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM56°F13°C47%45.8°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM58°F14°C43%46.7°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM60°F16°C39%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM62°F17°C40%49.3°F9.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM62°F17°C40%49.3°F9.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM61°F16°C43%49.1°F9.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM58°F14°C50%48.1°F8.9°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM53°F12°C59%45.4°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM48°F9°C66%42.0°F5.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM47°F8°C70%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM46°F8°C71%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM46°F8°C70%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM45°F7°C68%39.6°F4.2°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM45°F7°C65%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM45°F7°C62%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM45°F7°C61%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM45°F7°C61%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM45°F7°C61%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM44°F7°C62%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM43°F6°C61%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM44°F7°C58%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM48°F9°C52%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM53°F12°C46%43.1°F6.1°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM58°F14°C41%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
52°F11°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
Humidity
54%
Precipitation
0% 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 58°F14°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  2. Mon 62°F17°C 43°F6°C Sunny
  3. Tue 66°F19°C 44°F7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 61°F16°C 44°F7°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 64°F18°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 66°F19°C 48°F9°C Sunny
  7. Sat 64°F18°C 50°F10°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 6:29 AM

About this forecast

Cataloochee Ski Area is a ski resort in North Carolina with a base at 4,660 ft and a summit at 5,400 ft, 740 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 4,751 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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