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 Pico Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Pico Mountain, VT

Base: 53°F12°C air · 39% 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 29°F−1°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM53°F12°C39%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM55°F13°C37%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM56°F13°C35%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM57°F14°C34%44.0°F6.7°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM59°F15°C32%45.1°F7.3°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM56°F13°C38%44.0°F6.7°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM53°F12°C43%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM50°F10°C48%40.9°F4.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM48°F9°C51%39.6°F4.2°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM46°F8°C53%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM45°F7°C55%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM44°F7°C57%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM43°F6°C57%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM42°F6°C60%35.7°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM42°F6°C62%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM41°F5°C65%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM41°F5°C65%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM40°F4°C70%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM39°F4°C76%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM38°F3°C82%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM44°F7°C73%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM47°F8°C68%41.4°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM51°F11°C63%44.3°F6.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM53°F12°C61%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM55°F13°C61%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM56°F13°C62%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM57°F14°C62%49.5°F9.7°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM58°F14°C59%49.8°F9.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM54°F12°C71%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM51°F11°C77%46.7°F8.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM47°F8°C89%44.9°F7.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM44°F7°C96%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM43°F6°C93%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM41°F5°C96%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM40°F4°C92%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM39°F4°C89%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C85%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM37°F3°C82%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM36°F2°C82%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM34°F1°C78%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM33°F1°C75%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM34°F1°C69%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM36°F2°C61%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM38°F3°C54%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM40°F4°C50%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
53°F12°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
Humidity
39%
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. This Afternoon 59°F15°C 38°F3°C Sunny
  2. Mon 58°F14°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 44°F7°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 49°F9°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  5. Thu 58°F14°C 43°F6°C Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 57°F14°C 39°F4°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 58°F14°C 43°F6°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:11 AM

About this forecast

Pico Mountain is a ski resort in Vermont with a base at 2,000 ft and a summit at 3,967 ft, 1,967 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 2,133 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 3,133 ft).

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