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 Loon Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Loon Mountain, NH

Base: 49°F9°C air · 34% humidity

Too warm for snowmaking
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Next snowmaking window: Tue 5 AM onward.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 25°F−4°C Now Mon Tue

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

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM49°F9°C34%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM52°F11°C32%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM53°F12°C29%40.0°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM57°F14°C27%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM55°F13°C29%41.4°F5.2°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM52°F11°C33%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM49°F9°C39%38.6°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM45°F7°C49%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM43°F6°C51%35.3°F1.8°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM42°F6°C53%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM41°F5°C55%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM40°F4°C57%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C57%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM40°F4°C57%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM39°F4°C59%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM40°F4°C57%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C55%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM39°F4°C54%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM40°F4°C52%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C57%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM41°F5°C55%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM45°F7°C58%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM49°F9°C54%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM51°F11°C56%43.1°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM53°F12°C54%44.5°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM53°F12°C59%45.4°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM53°F12°C61%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM54°F12°C64%47.2°F8.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM53°F12°C66%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM51°F11°C71%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM49°F9°C77%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM47°F8°C83%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM46°F8°C83%42.9°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM44°F7°C86%41.5°F5.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM42°F6°C86%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM41°F5°C82%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM39°F4°C79%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C76%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM36°F2°C72%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM34°F1°C72%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM33°F1°C69%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM32°F0°C66%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM31°F−1°C66%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM30°F−1°C66%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM30°F−1°C66%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM32°F0°C58%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Tue 10 AM34°F1°C54%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Tue 11 AM35°F2°C49%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal

Right now at the base

Clear
49°F9°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
Humidity
34%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KHIE at 12:30 PM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 29% humidity (43°F6°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″0 cm
Next 72 h
0″0 cm

No new snow in the forecast for the next 72 hours.

7-day outlook

  1. Today 57°F14°C 38°F3°C Sunny
  2. Mon 55°F13°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 40°F4°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 45°F7°C 33°F1°C Sunny
  5. Thu 55°F13°C 42°F6°C Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 53°F12°C 38°F3°C Partly Sunny
  7. Sat 54°F12°C 41°F5°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:36 AM

About this forecast

Loon Mountain is a ski resort in New Hampshire with a base at 950 ft and a summit at 3,050 ft, 2,100 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 2,441 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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