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 Shawnee Peak?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Shawnee Peak, ME

Base: 58°F14°C air · 33% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Tue 6 AM – 9 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 27°F−3°C Now Mon Tue

Use the left and right arrow keys to step through hours.

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM58°F14°C33%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM61°F16°C28%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM63°F17°C25%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM64°F18°C22%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM62°F17°C25%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM59°F15°C30%44.7°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM55°F13°C37%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM49°F9°C52%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM44°F7°C60%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM41°F5°C67%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM37°F3°C75%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM35°F2°C82%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM33°F1°C82%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM32°F0°C85%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM33°F1°C82%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM33°F1°C82%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM40°F4°C82%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM48°F9°C71%42.8°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM54°F12°C59%46.3°F7.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM59°F15°C51%49.1°F9.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM62°F17°C48%51.1°F10.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM63°F17°C50%52.4°F11.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM64°F18°C50%53.2°F11.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM63°F17°C56%53.7°F12.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM61°F16°C60%52.7°F11.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM58°F14°C67%51.4°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM53°F12°C77%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM49°F9°C83%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM47°F8°C86%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM45°F7°C86%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM44°F7°C82%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM41°F5°C76%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM37°F3°C72%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM33°F1°C75%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM32°F0°C75%28.4°F−2.0°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM35°F2°C66%30.1°F−1.1°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM39°F4°C57%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM44°F7°C49%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
58°F14°C
Wind
0 mph0 km/h
Humidity
33%
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 64°F18°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  2. Mon 64°F18°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 51°F11°C 23°F−5°C Sunny
  4. Wed 53°F12°C 29°F−2°C Sunny
  5. Thu 64°F18°C 42°F6°C Sunny
  6. Fri 64°F18°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 62°F17°C 39°F4°C Mostly Sunny

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

About this forecast

Shawnee Peak is a ski resort in Maine with a base at 600 ft and a summit at 1,900 ft, 1,300 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 420 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 541 ft).

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