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 Holiday Valley?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Holiday Valley, NY

Base: 55°F13°C air · 43% 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 33°F0°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM55°F13°C43%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM58°F14°C39%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM60°F16°C36%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM62°F17°C35%48.1°F9.0°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM62°F17°C36%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM61°F16°C37%47.8°F8.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM58°F14°C41%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM54°F12°C48%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM51°F11°C55%42.9°F6.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM45°F7°C73%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM44°F7°C82%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM43°F6°C84%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM43°F6°C84%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM42°F6°C88%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM41°F5°C87%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C92%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM41°F5°C92%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM40°F4°C91%38.4°F3.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C94%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM40°F4°C91%38.4°F3.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM44°F7°C89%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM49°F9°C84%46.0°F7.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM55°F13°C74%49.9°F10.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM58°F14°C67%51.4°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM60°F16°C64%52.6°F11.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM62°F17°C61%53.8°F12.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM61°F16°C61%52.9°F11.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM61°F16°C61%52.9°F11.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM59°F15°C64%51.7°F11.0°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM56°F13°C73%50.7°F10.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM53°F12°C83%49.7°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM50°F10°C86%47.3°F8.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM49°F9°C87%46.5°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM47°F8°C88%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM45°F7°C89%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM43°F6°C88%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM41°F5°C86%38.6°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM40°F4°C86%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM38°F3°C88%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM37°F3°C92%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM34°F1°C96%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM34°F1°C95%33.0°F0.6°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM34°F1°C92%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM36°F2°C88%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM40°F4°C83%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM44°F7°C76%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
55°F13°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
Humidity
43%
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 62°F17°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  2. Mon 63°F17°C 34°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 54°F12°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  4. Wed 62°F17°C 44°F7°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 65°F18°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 63°F17°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 65°F18°C 48°F9°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 9:57 AM

About this forecast

Holiday Valley is a ski resort in New York with a base at 1,500 ft and a summit at 2,250 ft, 750 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 2,021 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 2,100 ft).

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