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 Mt. Rose?

YES

26°F−3°C wet-bulb in Mt. Rose, NV

30°F−1°C air · 74% 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 20°F−6°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM30°F−1°C74%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Sun 10 AM33°F1°C65%28.1°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM35°F2°C60%29.4°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM38°F3°C59%31.9°F0.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM40°F4°C52%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM42°F6°C46%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM43°F6°C47%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM41°F5°C50%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM39°F4°C57%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM38°F3°C66%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM36°F2°C67%31.1°F−0.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM34°F1°C67%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM35°F2°C67%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM35°F2°C67%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM35°F2°C64%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM36°F2°C65%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM34°F1°C65%29.0°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM34°F1°C62%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM34°F1°C61%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM34°F1°C61%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM34°F1°C62%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM32°F0°C67%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM32°F0°C67%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 8 AM32°F0°C67%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM33°F1°C67%28.3°F−2.0°CMarginal
Mon 10 AM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM33°F1°C59%27.5°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 12 PM34°F1°C61%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM35°F2°C54%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM36°F2°C50%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM37°F3°C50%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM35°F2°C52%28.5°F−2.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM33°F1°C54%26.9°F−2.8°CMarginal
Mon 6 PM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 7 PM31°F−1°C66%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 8 PM28°F−2°C66%23.6°F−4.6°CGreat
Mon 9 PM27°F−3°C67%22.8°F−5.1°CGreat
Mon 10 PM27°F−3°C67%22.8°F−5.1°CGreat
Mon 11 PM28°F−2°C66%23.6°F−4.6°CGreat
Tue 12 AM28°F−2°C64%23.4°F−4.8°CGreat
Tue 1 AM28°F−2°C62%23.3°F−4.9°CGreat
Tue 2 AM28°F−2°C60%23.1°F−5.0°CGreat
Tue 3 AM27°F−3°C60%22.2°F−5.5°CGreat
Tue 4 AM26°F−3°C61%21.4°F−5.9°CGreat
Tue 5 AM26°F−3°C62%21.4°F−5.9°CGreat
Tue 6 AM25°F−4°C62%20.5°F−6.4°CGreat
Tue 7 AM25°F−4°C61%20.5°F−6.4°CGreat
Tue 8 AM26°F−3°C59%21.2°F−6.0°CGreat

Right now

Partly cloudy
30°F−1°C feels like 21°F−6°C
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
Humidity
74%
Precipitation
0% chance

Snow forecast new snow, 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 44°F7°C 32°F0°C Mostly Sunny
  2. Mon 38°F3°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  3. Tue 42°F6°C 29°F−2°C Sunny
  4. Wed 41°F5°C 30°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 38°F3°C 25°F−4°C Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Snow
  6. Fri 31°F−1°C 22°F−6°C Slight Chance Light Snow ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  7. Sat 27°F−3°C 22°F−6°C Chance Light Snow ❄︎ 1–2″3–5 cm

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 4:30 AM · grid elevation 9,416 ft

About this forecast

Mt. Rose is a ski resort in Nevada with a base at 7,900 ft and a summit at 9,700 ft, 1,800 ft of vertical. This page checks NOAA's hourly forecast for the mountain 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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Checked at the base area (7,900 ft); the summit (9,700 ft) is usually colder.

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