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 Crested Butte?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Crested Butte, CO

Base: 37°F3°C air · 89% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: tomorrow 6 AM – 9 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 25°F−4°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM37°F3°C89%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM39°F4°C80%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM40°F4°C73%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM43°F6°C61%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM41°F5°C64%35.3°F1.8°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM41°F5°C62%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM41°F5°C61%34.9°F1.6°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM38°F3°C70%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM35°F2°C79%31.7°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM33°F1°C87%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM32°F0°C90%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM32°F0°C92%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM31°F−1°C94%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM31°F−1°C97%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM30°F−1°C98%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM30°F−1°C100%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM30°F−1°C100%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM30°F−1°C100%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM29°F−2°C100%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM29°F−2°C100%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM28°F−2°C99%27.6°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM28°F−2°C99%27.6°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 8 AM27°F−3°C99%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM29°F−2°C99%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM33°F1°C90%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM35°F2°C80%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM38°F3°C69%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM40°F4°C58%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM40°F4°C56%33.3°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM42°F6°C50%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM41°F5°C50%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM39°F4°C55%32.3°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM36°F2°C62%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM32°F0°C74%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 8 PM30°F−1°C77%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 9 PM29°F−2°C80%26.1°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM28°F−2°C83%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM28°F−2°C87%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Tue 12 AM27°F−3°C91%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM27°F−3°C93%25.8°F−3.5°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM26°F−3°C96%25.2°F−3.8°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM26°F−3°C98%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM26°F−3°C98%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM26°F−3°C97%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM26°F−3°C98%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM27°F−3°C92%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM29°F−2°C88%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM31°F−1°C83%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Chance of light rain showers and snow showers
37°F3°C feels like 32°F0°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
Humidity
89%
Precipitation
32% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0.3″0.8 cm
Next 48 h
0.3″0.8 cm
Next 72 h
0.3″0.8 cm
0.2″0.4 cm Now Mon Tue Wed
Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Sun 4 PM – 10 PM0.1″0.2 cm
Sun 10 PM – 4 AM0.2″0.4 cm
Mon 4 AM – 10 AM0.1″0.2 cm
Mon 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Mon 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 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 44°F7°C 27°F−3°C Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Slight Chance T-storms ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  2. Mon 44°F7°C 24°F−4°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 46°F8°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 48°F9°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  5. Thu 48°F9°C 29°F−2°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 46°F8°C 31°F−1°C Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  7. Sat 41°F5°C 28°F−2°C Snow Showers ❄︎ 1–2″3–5 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 8:12 AM

About this forecast

Crested Butte is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 9,375 ft and a summit at 12,162 ft, 2,787 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 9,531 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 9,770 ft).

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