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 Mt. Hood Meadows?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Mt. Hood Meadows, OR

Base: 40°F4°C air · 42% humidity

Too warm: below freezing, but droplets won't freeze in flight
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 32°F0°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM40°F4°C42%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 10 AM43°F6°C43%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM44°F7°C47%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM45°F7°C47%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM46°F8°C50%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM46°F8°C51%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM45°F7°C57%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM45°F7°C66%39.3°F4.0°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM42°F6°C73%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM39°F4°C81%35.9°F2.1°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM37°F3°C81%33.9°F1.1°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM37°F3°C78%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM37°F3°C76%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM38°F3°C74%33.9°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM38°F3°C73%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM38°F3°C74%33.9°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM39°F4°C74%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM39°F4°C74%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM37°F3°C77%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C76%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM37°F3°C77%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM36°F2°C80%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM37°F3°C81%33.9°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM37°F3°C86%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM37°F3°C94%35.9°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM38°F3°C100%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM38°F3°C100%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM36°F2°C100%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM36°F2°C99%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM35°F2°C97%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM36°F2°C93%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM36°F2°C88%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM37°F3°C84%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM38°F3°C82%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C82%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM39°F4°C82%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM39°F4°C82%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM38°F3°C82%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM38°F3°C82%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM38°F3°C82%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM37°F3°C83%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM37°F3°C85%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Mostly cloudy
40°F4°C
Wind
1 mph2 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h
Humidity
42%
Precipitation
3% 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
0.3″0.8 cm
0.3″0.8 cm Now Mon Tue Wed

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Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Sun 3 PM – 9 PM0″0 cm
Sun 9 PM – 3 AM0″0 cm
Mon 3 AM – 9 AM0″0 cm
Mon 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Mon 3 PM – 9 PM0″0 cm
Mon 9 PM – 3 AM0″0 cm
Tue 3 AM – 9 AM0″0 cm
Tue 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Tue 3 PM – 9 PM0″0 cm
Tue 9 PM – 3 AM0″0 cm
Wed 3 AM – 9 AM0.3″0.8 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 47°F8°C 35°F2°C Mostly Cloudy then Light Rain Likely
  2. Mon 38°F3°C 35°F2°C Patchy Fog
  3. Tue 39°F4°C 33°F1°C Chance Rain And Snow then Rain And Snow Likely ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  4. Wed 36°F2°C 30°F−1°C Light Snow ❄︎ 1–3″3–8 cm
  5. Thu 36°F2°C 28°F−2°C Light Snow Likely ❄︎ 1–2″3–4 cm
  6. Fri 36°F2°C 27°F−3°C Chance Light Snow
  7. Sat 38°F3°C 28°F−2°C Slight Chance Light Snow

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 9:41 AM

About this forecast

Mt. Hood Meadows is a ski resort in Oregon with a base at 4,523 ft and a summit at 7,300 ft, 2,777 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 5,003 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 6,086 ft).

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