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 Mountain Creek?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Mountain Creek, NJ

Base: 57°F14°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 35°F2°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 PM57°F14°C43%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM61°F16°C36%47.6°F8.7°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM63°F17°C31%47.9°F8.9°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM63°F17°C31%47.9°F8.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM63°F17°C31%47.9°F8.9°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM62°F17°C36%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM58°F14°C42%46.5°F8.0°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM54°F12°C48%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM47°F8°C65%40.9°F5.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM45°F7°C73%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM43°F6°C79%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM42°F6°C82%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM39°F4°C92%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM36°F2°C100%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM35°F2°C100%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM42°F6°C96%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM50°F10°C80%46.3°F7.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM55°F13°C69%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM60°F16°C60%51.8°F11.0°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM64°F18°C52%53.7°F12.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM66°F19°C48%54.5°F12.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM66°F19°C48%54.5°F12.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM67°F19°C47%55.1°F12.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM65°F18°C52%54.5°F12.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM63°F17°C58%54.1°F12.3°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM59°F15°C67%52.3°F11.3°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM55°F13°C74%49.9°F10.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM54°F12°C80%50.1°F10.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM53°F12°C83%49.7°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM52°F11°C86%49.3°F9.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM51°F11°C86%48.3°F9.1°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM50°F10°C89%47.9°F8.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM48°F9°C93%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM47°F8°C93%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM45°F7°C96%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM44°F7°C96%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM42°F6°C96%41.2°F5.1°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM41°F5°C96%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM41°F5°C92%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM49°F9°C74%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM54°F12°C61%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
57°F14°C
Wind
1 mph2 km/h
Humidity
43%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KFWN at 12:25 PM: Clear, 61°F16°C, 31% humidity (46°F8°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. This Afternoon 64°F18°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  2. Mon 68°F20°C 41°F5°C Sunny
  3. Tue 58°F14°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  4. Wed 61°F16°C 41°F5°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 68°F20°C 46°F8°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 71°F22°C 45°F7°C Sunny
  7. Sat 69°F21°C 48°F9°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 4:08 AM

About this forecast

Mountain Creek is a ski resort in New Jersey with a base at 440 ft and a summit at 1,480 ft, 1,040 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 404 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 1,368 ft).

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