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 Monarch Mountain?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Monarch Mountain, CO

Summit: 29°F−2°C air · 96% 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 23°F−5°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM29°F−2°C96%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM30°F−1°C92%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM31°F−1°C88%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM31°F−1°C88%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM32°F0°C85%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM33°F1°C82%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM31°F−1°C85%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM30°F−1°C88%28.1°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 6 PM29°F−2°C88%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Sun 7 PM28°F−2°C92%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Sun 8 PM29°F−2°C88%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Sun 9 PM28°F−2°C92%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Sun 10 PM28°F−2°C92%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Sun 11 PM28°F−2°C92%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM27°F−3°C96%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM27°F−3°C96%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM26°F−3°C100%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM27°F−3°C96%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM27°F−3°C96%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 5 AM26°F−3°C100%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 6 AM26°F−3°C100%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM25°F−4°C100%24.7°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 8 AM25°F−4°C100%24.7°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 9 AM26°F−3°C92%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Mon 10 AM27°F−3°C88%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM28°F−2°C88%26.1°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 12 PM30°F−1°C78%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 1 PM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 2 PM32°F0°C66%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Mon 3 PM34°F1°C61%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM32°F0°C63%27.0°F−2.8°CMarginal
Mon 5 PM32°F0°C61%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 6 PM30°F−1°C63%25.2°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 7 PM28°F−2°C68%23.8°F−4.5°CGreat
Mon 8 PM27°F−3°C74%23.5°F−4.7°CGreat
Mon 9 PM26°F−3°C81%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Mon 10 PM26°F−3°C85%23.8°F−4.6°CGreat
Mon 11 PM26°F−3°C88%24.2°F−4.4°CGreat
Tue 12 AM26°F−3°C92%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Tue 1 AM26°F−3°C92%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Tue 2 AM26°F−3°C92%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Tue 3 AM26°F−3°C88%24.2°F−4.4°CGreat
Tue 4 AM25°F−4°C92%23.7°F−4.6°CGreat
Tue 5 AM25°F−4°C88%23.2°F−4.9°CGreat
Tue 6 AM26°F−3°C85%23.8°F−4.6°CGreat
Tue 7 AM26°F−3°C81%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Tue 8 AM27°F−3°C78%24.0°F−4.5°CGreat
Tue 9 AM28°F−2°C71%24.1°F−4.4°CGreat

Right now at the base

Partly cloudy
32°F0°C feels like 24°F−4°C
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
Humidity
92%
Precipitation
6% chance

Nearest station KMYP at 9:55 AM: Cloudy, 30°F−1°C, 100% humidity (30°F−1°C wet-bulb).

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0.2″0.6 cm
Next 48 h
0.2″0.6 cm
Next 72 h
0.2″0.6 cm
0.1″0.3 cm Now Mon Tue Wed
Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 10 AM – 4 PM0.0″0.1 cm
Sun 4 PM – 10 PM0.1″0.2 cm
Sun 10 PM – 4 AM0.1″0.3 cm
Mon 4 AM – 10 AM0.0″0.1 cm
Mon 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Mon 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 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 35°F2°C 25°F−4°C Partly Sunny then Chance Snow Showers ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  2. Mon 36°F2°C 25°F−4°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 39°F4°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 42°F6°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  5. Thu 42°F6°C 29°F−2°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 40°F4°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny then Chance Snow Showers
  7. Sat 36°F2°C 28°F−2°C Chance Snow Showers ❄︎ <1″<3 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 7:51 AM

About this forecast

Monarch Mountain is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 10,790 ft and a summit at 11,952 ft, 1,162 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 10,997 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 11,565 ft).

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