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 Ski Santa Fe?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Ski Santa Fe, NM

Base: 39°F4°C air · 97% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: tomorrow night 9 PM – 7 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 25°F−4°C Now Mon Tue

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

  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM39°F4°C97%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM39°F4°C96%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM39°F4°C96%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM40°F4°C99%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM39°F4°C98%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM39°F4°C98%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM39°F4°C98%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM38°F3°C100%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM37°F3°C97%36.3°F2.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM37°F3°C96%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM36°F2°C97%35.3°F1.8°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM35°F2°C95%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM35°F2°C89%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM35°F2°C86%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM33°F1°C81%30.1°F−1.1°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM33°F1°C79%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM32°F0°C78%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM32°F0°C77%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM33°F1°C75%29.3°F−1.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM33°F1°C72%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM34°F1°C77%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM37°F3°C64%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM39°F4°C56%32.5°F0.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM41°F5°C55%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM41°F5°C60%34.8°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM42°F6°C59%35.5°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM42°F6°C59%35.5°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM41°F5°C61%34.9°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM40°F4°C63%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM38°F3°C67%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM35°F2°C69%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM34°F1°C66%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM33°F1°C60%27.6°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM32°F0°C59%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Tue 12 AM32°F0°C57%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM32°F0°C55%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM32°F0°C52%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM31°F−1°C52%25.0°F−3.9°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM32°F0°C55%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM32°F0°C59%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM32°F0°C64%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM34°F1°C64%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM35°F2°C64%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM37°F3°C63%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Chance of light rain showers and snow showers
39°F4°C feels like 31°F−1°C
Wind
13 mph20 km/h
Humidity
97%
Precipitation
42% chance

Nearest station KSAF at 10:30 AM: Mostly clear, 57°F14°C, 67% humidity (51°F10°C wet-bulb).

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. Today 40°F4°C 32°F0°C Slight Chance T-storms then Chance T-storms
  2. Mon 42°F6°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 44°F7°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  4. Wed 46°F8°C 35°F2°C Sunny
  5. Thu 47°F8°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 45°F7°C 35°F2°C Slight Chance T-storms
  7. Sat 42°F6°C 33°F1°C Chance Rain And Snow Showers ❄︎ 1–2″3–5 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 6:31 AM

About this forecast

Ski Santa Fe is a ski resort in New Mexico with a base at 10,350 ft and a summit at 12,075 ft, 1,725 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.

Other ski resorts in New Mexico

All ski resorts by state →

Base: NOAA's forecast for the base area (forecast grid elevation 10,935 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 11,864 ft).

Click a pin or anywhere on the map to check it.