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 Mountain High?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Mountain High, CA

Base: 52°F11°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
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM52°F11°C43%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 AM54°F12°C41%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM55°F13°C43%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM56°F13°C47%45.8°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM56°F13°C47%45.8°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM56°F13°C46%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM56°F13°C48%46.0°F7.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM55°F13°C50%45.5°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM53°F12°C48%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM50°F10°C58%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM49°F9°C58%41.6°F5.3°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM48°F9°C56%40.4°F4.7°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM48°F9°C51%39.6°F4.2°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM48°F9°C52%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM47°F8°C53%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM47°F8°C53%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM46°F8°C53%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM46°F8°C53%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM46°F8°C51%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM46°F8°C50%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM45°F7°C51%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM45°F7°C51%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM45°F7°C48%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM49°F9°C50%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM53°F12°C45%42.9°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM55°F13°C41%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM57°F14°C41%45.4°F7.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM58°F14°C43%46.7°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM58°F14°C43%46.7°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM58°F14°C44%46.9°F8.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C45%47.1°F8.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM57°F14°C45%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM55°F13°C46%44.7°F7.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM51°F11°C51%42.2°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM51°F11°C53%42.5°F5.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM50°F10°C51%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM50°F10°C49%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM50°F10°C49%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM49°F9°C48%40.0°F4.4°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM48°F9°C47%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM48°F9°C46%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM48°F9°C45%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM48°F9°C45%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM48°F9°C44%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM47°F8°C44%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM46°F8°C44%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM44°F7°C45%35.3°F1.9°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM44°F7°C45%35.3°F1.9°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
52°F11°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
Humidity
43%
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. Today 56°F13°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny
  2. Mon 58°F14°C 44°F7°C Sunny
  3. Tue 57°F14°C 44°F7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 56°F13°C 41°F5°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 52°F11°C 39°F4°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 46°F8°C 36°F2°C Chance Rain Showers
  7. Sat 41°F5°C 33°F1°C Chance Rain Showers ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 2:06 AM

About this forecast

Mountain High is a ski resort in California with a base at 6,600 ft and a summit at 8,200 ft, 1,600 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 7,224 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 7,402 ft).

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