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 Saddleback Maine?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Saddleback Maine, ME

Base: 49°F9°C air · 29% humidity

Too warm for snowmaking
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Next snowmaking window: Tue 1 AM onward.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 21°F−6°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM49°F9°C29%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM50°F10°C29%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM51°F11°C33%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM52°F11°C33%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM50°F10°C36%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM46°F8°C42%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM43°F6°C49%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM39°F4°C54%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM38°F3°C59%31.9°F0.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM37°F3°C61%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM37°F3°C61%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM37°F3°C64%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM37°F3°C64%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM38°F3°C62%32.3°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM38°F3°C64%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM38°F3°C64%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM38°F3°C67%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM39°F4°C70%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM41°F5°C76%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM43°F6°C76%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM44°F7°C82%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM45°F7°C86%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM45°F7°C86%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM46°F8°C86%43.4°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM44°F7°C89%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM43°F6°C86%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM40°F4°C92%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM40°F4°C85%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM37°F3°C89%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM35°F2°C89%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM34°F1°C82%31.2°F−0.5°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM33°F1°C78%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM31°F−1°C78%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM30°F−1°C78%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM29°F−2°C78%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM27°F−3°C81%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat
Tue 5 AM26°F−3°C81%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Tue 6 AM25°F−4°C81%22.4°F−5.3°CGreat
Tue 7 AM24°F−4°C84%21.7°F−5.7°CGreat
Tue 8 AM24°F−4°C81%21.4°F−5.9°CGreat
Tue 9 AM25°F−4°C78%22.1°F−5.5°CGreat
Tue 10 AM27°F−3°C68%22.9°F−5.1°CGreat
Tue 11 AM29°F−2°C63%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat

Right now at the base

Clear
49°F9°C feels like 46°F8°C
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
Humidity
29%
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 52°F11°C 36°F2°C Sunny
  2. Mon 47°F8°C 24°F−4°C Isolated Rain Showers
  3. Tue 33°F1°C 20°F−7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 39°F4°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  5. Thu 51°F11°C 39°F4°C Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 47°F8°C 33°F1°C Partly Sunny
  7. Sat 48°F9°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:36 AM

About this forecast

Saddleback Maine is a ski resort in Maine with a base at 2,120 ft and a summit at 4,120 ft, 2,000 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 2,523 ft). Summit: estimated from the base forecast with typical cooling by elevation; on calm, clear nights cold air can pool at the base instead.

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