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 Elk Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Elk Mountain, PA

Base: 55°F13°C air · 47% 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 35°F2°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM55°F13°C47%44.9°F7.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM57°F14°C42%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM59°F15°C37%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM59°F15°C37%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM60°F16°C37%47.0°F8.3°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM58°F14°C42%46.5°F8.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM54°F12°C46%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM50°F10°C54%41.8°F5.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM46°F8°C63%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM44°F7°C68%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM42°F6°C73%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM41°F5°C76%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM39°F4°C85%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM38°F3°C89%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM37°F3°C92%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM37°F3°C92%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM37°F3°C92%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM38°F3°C92%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM49°F9°C68%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM54°F12°C59%46.3°F7.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM57°F14°C55%48.2°F9.0°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM61°F16°C51%50.9°F10.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM62°F17°C54%52.4°F11.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM63°F17°C52%52.8°F11.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM64°F18°C52%53.7°F12.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM62°F17°C58%53.2°F11.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM59°F15°C64%51.7°F11.0°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM57°F14°C69%50.9°F10.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM53°F12°C80%49.2°F9.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM52°F11°C83%48.7°F9.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM51°F11°C89%48.9°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM50°F10°C93%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM48°F9°C96%47.2°F8.4°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM47°F8°C96%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM46°F8°C93%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM45°F7°C93%43.6°F6.5°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM43°F6°C96%42.2°F5.6°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM41°F5°C100%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM41°F5°C96%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM39°F4°C100%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM39°F4°C96%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM42°F6°C93%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM46°F8°C79%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM49°F9°C68%43.3°F6.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
55°F13°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h
Humidity
47%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KAVP at 12:30 PM: Clear, 55°F13°C, 47% humidity (45°F7°C wet-bulb), wind 7 mph11 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. This Afternoon 60°F16°C 36°F2°C Sunny
  2. Mon 64°F18°C 39°F4°C Sunny
  3. Tue 55°F13°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  4. Wed 59°F15°C 43°F6°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 65°F18°C 47°F8°C Sunny
  6. Fri 66°F19°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 65°F18°C 50°F10°C Partly Sunny

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

About this forecast

Elk Mountain is a ski resort in Pennsylvania with a base at 1,693 ft and a summit at 2,693 ft, 1,000 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 1,601 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 2,110 ft).

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