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 Magic Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Magic Mountain, VT

Base: 54°F12°C air · 40% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Tue 8 AM – 9 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 28°F−2°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 PM54°F12°C40%42.8°F6.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM56°F13°C35%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM58°F14°C33%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM58°F14°C33%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM56°F13°C35%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM53°F12°C39%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM49°F9°C44%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM42°F6°C53%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM39°F4°C59%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM38°F3°C64%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM36°F2°C75%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM35°F2°C82%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM35°F2°C82%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM35°F2°C82%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM35°F2°C85%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM36°F2°C75%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM41°F5°C70%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM46°F8°C65%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM51°F11°C59%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM55°F13°C53%46.0°F7.8°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM57°F14°C51%47.4°F8.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM58°F14°C51%48.3°F9.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C55%49.0°F9.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM56°F13°C62%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM55°F13°C69%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM53°F12°C74%48.1°F8.9°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM50°F10°C83%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM48°F9°C86%45.4°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM47°F8°C86%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM46°F8°C86%43.4°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM44°F7°C89%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM41°F5°C82%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM39°F4°C82%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM37°F3°C82%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM35°F2°C85%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM33°F1°C89%31.2°F−0.5°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM32°F0°C85%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM31°F−1°C85%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM31°F−1°C81%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM34°F1°C72%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM38°F3°C64%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM41°F5°C57%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
54°F12°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
40%
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 58°F14°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  2. Mon 58°F14°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 46°F8°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 51°F11°C 34°F1°C Sunny
  5. Thu 59°F15°C 43°F6°C Sunny
  6. Fri 58°F14°C 39°F4°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 59°F15°C 42°F6°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 8:36 AM

About this forecast

Magic Mountain is a ski resort in Vermont with a base at 1,350 ft and a summit at 2,850 ft, 1,500 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 2,100 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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