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 Snowbasin?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Snowbasin, UT

Base: 40°F4°C air · 74% 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 34°F1°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM40°F4°C74%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM43°F6°C70%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM45°F7°C66%39.3°F4.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM48°F9°C71%42.8°F6.0°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM47°F8°C70%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM48°F9°C69%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM47°F8°C73%42.2°F5.7°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM44°F7°C79%40.4°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM43°F6°C81%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM41°F5°C78%37.3°F3.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM40°F4°C78%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C78%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM40°F4°C80%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM39°F4°C82%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM39°F4°C82%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM38°F3°C81%34.9°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C82%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM37°F3°C83%34.2°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM36°F2°C88%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM36°F2°C87%33.8°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM36°F2°C88%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM41°F5°C81%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM45°F7°C72%40.2°F4.6°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM49°F9°C61%42.1°F5.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM51°F11°C60%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM53°F12°C52%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM54°F12°C46%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM54°F12°C45%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM53°F12°C47%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM50°F10°C51%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM48°F9°C49%39.3°F4.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM47°F8°C50%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM45°F7°C54%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM44°F7°C59%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM44°F7°C65%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM44°F7°C71%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM43°F6°C75%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM41°F5°C81%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM40°F4°C82%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM39°F4°C82%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM38°F3°C83%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM37°F3°C87%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM36°F2°C90%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM36°F2°C90%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Partly cloudy
40°F4°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
Humidity
74%
Precipitation
3% chance

Nearest station KOGD at 10:30 AM: Partly cloudy, 48°F9°C, 71% humidity (43°F6°C wet-bulb), wind 3 mph6 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. Today 48°F9°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  2. Mon 54°F12°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 46°F8°C 34°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  4. Wed 52°F11°C 38°F3°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 54°F12°C 42°F6°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 50°F10°C 37°F3°C Light Rain Likely then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  7. Sat 46°F8°C 35°F2°C Rain And Snow Likely

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 12:31 AM

About this forecast

Snowbasin is a ski resort in Utah with a base at 6,400 ft and a summit at 9,350 ft, 2,950 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 6,352 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 8,599 ft).

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