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 Jackson Hole?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Jackson Hole, WY

Summit: 31°F−1°C air · 78% humidity

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

Snowmaking conditions now, until today 11 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 21°F−6°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM31°F−1°C78%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM33°F1°C70%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM35°F2°C68%30.3°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM36°F2°C68%31.2°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM38°F3°C63%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM38°F3°C63%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM39°F4°C62%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM37°F3°C66%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM35°F2°C70%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM34°F1°C71%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM32°F0°C72%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 9 PM32°F0°C71%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 10 PM32°F0°C71%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 11 PM31°F−1°C72%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM30°F−1°C75%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM31°F−1°C73%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM31°F−1°C73%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM31°F−1°C72%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM31°F−1°C74%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Mon 5 AM30°F−1°C77%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 6 AM30°F−1°C76%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM29°F−2°C76%25.6°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 8 AM31°F−1°C77%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM31°F−1°C80%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Mon 10 AM33°F1°C82%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM34°F1°C84%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM35°F2°C80%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM37°F3°C65%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM38°F3°C61%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM36°F2°C62%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM34°F1°C64%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM34°F1°C68%29.4°F−1.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM33°F1°C69%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM32°F0°C68%27.5°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM31°F−1°C70%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM31°F−1°C73%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 12 AM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM31°F−1°C73%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM30°F−1°C70%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM29°F−2°C67%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Tue 4 AM28°F−2°C65%23.5°F−4.7°CGreat
Tue 5 AM26°F−3°C63%21.5°F−5.8°CGreat
Tue 6 AM25°F−4°C63%20.6°F−6.3°CGreat
Tue 7 AM26°F−3°C63%21.5°F−5.8°CGreat
Tue 8 AM27°F−3°C64%22.5°F−5.3°CGreat
Tue 9 AM28°F−2°C68%23.8°F−4.5°CGreat

Right now at the base

Patchy fog
35°F2°C
Wind
1 mph2 km/h
Humidity
89%
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
0.6″1.6 cm
Next 72 h
0.7″1.8 cm
0.3″0.8 cm Now Mon Tue Wed

Use the left and right arrow keys to step through 6-hour periods.

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″0 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM0.3″0.8 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0.3″0.8 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0.1″0.2 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 53°F12°C 28°F−2°C Sunny
  2. Mon 53°F12°C 27°F−3°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  3. Tue 40°F4°C 23°F−5°C Chance Snow Showers ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  4. Wed 45°F7°C 24°F−4°C Chance Snow Showers
  5. Thu 49°F9°C 28°F−2°C Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain And Snow Showers
  6. Fri 47°F8°C 28°F−2°C Rain And Snow Showers Likely
  7. Sat 48°F9°C 27°F−3°C Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Rain And Snow Showers Likely

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 8:46 AM

About this forecast

Jackson Hole is a ski resort in Wyoming with a base at 6,311 ft and a summit at 10,450 ft, 4,139 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 6,388 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 9,669 ft).

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