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 Heavenly?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Heavenly, CA

Base: 43°F6°C air · 65% 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 29°F−1°C Now Mon Tue

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

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM43°F6°C65%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Sun 10 AM46°F8°C62%39.6°F4.2°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM49°F9°C59%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM52°F11°C54%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM54°F12°C47%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM56°F13°C44%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM57°F14°C45%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM55°F13°C49%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM54°F12°C56%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM52°F11°C59%44.5°F6.9°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM48°F9°C59%40.9°F4.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM46°F8°C59%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM45°F7°C59%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM45°F7°C59%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM45°F7°C59%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM44°F7°C58%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM44°F7°C56%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM44°F7°C54%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM43°F6°C53%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM43°F6°C53%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM43°F6°C53%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM42°F6°C54%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM42°F6°C56%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C57%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM43°F6°C59%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM45°F7°C56%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM47°F8°C54%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM49°F9°C52%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM50°F10°C46%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM51°F11°C44%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM52°F11°C44%41.9°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM50°F10°C46%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM49°F9°C49%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM47°F8°C56%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM44°F7°C59%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM41°F5°C59%34.6°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM40°F4°C60%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM39°F4°C60%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM39°F4°C59%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM39°F4°C57%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C54%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM38°F3°C51%31.0°F−0.6°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM38°F3°C49%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM38°F3°C48%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM38°F3°C47%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM37°F3°C47%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM37°F3°C46%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM37°F3°C45%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Partly cloudy
43°F6°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h
Humidity
65%
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. Today 58°F14°C 42°F6°C Mostly Sunny
  2. Mon 54°F12°C 37°F3°C Sunny
  3. Tue 57°F14°C 39°F4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 56°F13°C 40°F4°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 52°F11°C 37°F3°C Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain
  6. Fri 46°F8°C 33°F1°C Chance Light Snow ❄︎ 1–2″3–5 cm
  7. Sat 41°F5°C 31°F−1°C Chance Light Snow ❄︎ <1″<3 cm

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 4:30 AM

About this forecast

Heavenly is a ski resort in California with a base at 6,540 ft and a summit at 10,067 ft, 3,527 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 7,175 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 9,193 ft).

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