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 Smugglers' Notch Resort?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Smugglers' Notch Resort, VT

Base: 53°F12°C air · 46% 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−2°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM53°F12°C46%43.1°F6.1°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM56°F13°C42%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM58°F14°C37%45.4°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM58°F14°C37%45.4°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM61°F16°C35%47.4°F8.5°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM58°F14°C40%46.0°F7.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM55°F13°C45%44.5°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM52°F11°C48%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM49°F9°C52%40.6°F4.8°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM48°F9°C56%40.4°F4.7°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM47°F8°C58%39.8°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM46°F8°C58%38.9°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM45°F7°C58%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM44°F7°C60%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM43°F6°C62%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM43°F6°C60%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM42°F6°C62%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM41°F5°C65%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM41°F5°C70%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM45°F7°C76%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM47°F8°C74%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM50°F10°C71%44.7°F7.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM52°F11°C71%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM54°F12°C69%48.1°F8.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM55°F13°C72%49.6°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM55°F13°C72%49.6°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM57°F14°C67%50.5°F10.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM53°F12°C77%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM50°F10°C80%46.3°F7.9°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM47°F8°C83%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM44°F7°C86%41.5°F5.3°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM41°F5°C82%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM40°F4°C76%36.1°F2.3°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C70%33.4°F0.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM38°F3°C64%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM37°F3°C61%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM36°F2°C61%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM36°F2°C59%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM35°F2°C61%29.5°F−1.4°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM34°F1°C66%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM35°F2°C64%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM37°F3°C59%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM38°F3°C57%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM40°F4°C52%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
53°F12°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
Humidity
46%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KMVL at 12:30 PM: Clear, 55°F13°C, 38% humidity (44°F6°C wet-bulb), wind 0 mph0 km/h.

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 61°F16°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  2. Mon 57°F14°C 34°F1°C Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
  3. Tue 44°F7°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 50°F10°C 39°F4°C Sunny
  5. Thu 58°F14°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 55°F13°C 42°F6°C Partly Sunny
  7. Sat 57°F14°C 45°F7°C Partly Sunny

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

About this forecast

Smugglers' Notch Resort is a ski resort in Vermont with a base at 1,030 ft and a summit at 3,640 ft, 2,610 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 1,348 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 3,343 ft).

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