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 Grand Targhee?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Grand Targhee, WY

❄︎ 3″8 cm of new snow expected, starting tomorrow 4 PM

Summit: 30°F−1°C air · 82% humidity (estimated)

Marginal: snowmakers can just barely run
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Snowmaking conditions now, until today 12 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 18°F−8°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM30°F−1°C82%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM31°F−1°C79%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Sun 12 PM33°F0°C77%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM34°F1°C74%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM36°F2°C72%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM36°F2°C73%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM37°F3°C73%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM36°F2°C74%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM36°F2°C73%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM33°F0°C84%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM31°F−1°C86%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM31°F−1°C86%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM31°F−1°C85%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM31°F−1°C83%28.3°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM30°F−1°C83%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM31°F−1°C82%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM31°F−1°C80%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM31°F−1°C80%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM30°F−1°C81%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 5 AM30°F−1°C85%27.5°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 6 AM29°F−2°C83%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM28°F−2°C89%26.1°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 8 AM28°F−2°C88%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM29°F−2°C86%26.7°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 10 AM30°F−1°C91%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM31°F−1°C89%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM33°F0°C84%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM35°F2°C82%32.0°F0.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM35°F2°C76%31.2°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM35°F2°C74%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM36°F2°C71%31.4°F−0.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM36°F2°C70%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM37°F3°C65%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM33°F0°C75%29.2°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM33°F0°C75%29.2°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM32°F0°C78%28.5°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM31°F−1°C82%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM31°F−1°C85%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM30°F−1°C86%27.6°F−2.4°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM30°F−1°C85%27.5°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM29°F−2°C82%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM26°F−3°C81%23.2°F−4.9°CGreat
Tue 4 AM25°F−4°C79%22.0°F−5.5°CGreat
Tue 5 AM24°F−5°C80%21.2°F−6.0°CGreat
Tue 6 AM21°F−6°C78%18.1°F−7.7°CIdeal
Tue 7 AM23°F−5°C81%20.3°F−6.5°CGreat
Tue 8 AM23°F−5°C81%20.3°F−6.5°CGreat
Tue 9 AM21°F−6°C82%18.4°F−7.5°CIdeal

Right now at the base

Mostly clear
34°F1°C feels like 31°F−1°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h
Humidity
73%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KJAC at 10:31 AM: Fog/mist, 32°F0°C, 93% humidity (31°F−1°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
3″7 cm
Next 72 h
3″8 cm
2″4 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 PM0.2″0.5 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM2″4 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM1″3 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0.2″0.4 cm
Tue 4 PM – 10 PM0.0″0.1 cm
Tue 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Wed 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 41°F5°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  2. Mon 42°F6°C 23°F−5°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ 2–4″5–10 cm
  3. Tue 29°F−2°C 25°F−4°C Chance Snow Showers ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  4. Wed 32°F0°C 28°F−2°C Slight Chance Snow Showers then Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 39°F4°C 33°F1°C Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Snow Showers
  6. Fri 37°F3°C 31°F−1°C Snow Showers Likely ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  7. Sat 38°F3°C 31°F−1°C Snow Showers Likely ❄︎ <2″<4 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 9:31 AM

About this forecast

Grand Targhee is a ski resort in Wyoming with a base at 7,851 ft and a summit at 10,230 ft, 2,379 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 9,062 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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