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 Snowbird?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Snowbird, UT

Base: 42°F6°C air · 66% 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 30°F−1°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM42°F6°C66%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM43°F6°C65%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM43°F6°C67%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM43°F6°C69%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM43°F6°C72%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM43°F6°C76%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM44°F7°C78%40.2°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM42°F6°C82%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM40°F4°C87%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM38°F3°C92%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM36°F2°C91%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM35°F2°C89%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM35°F2°C87%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM32°F0°C88%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM34°F1°C84%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM34°F1°C81%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM34°F1°C79%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM34°F1°C76%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM34°F1°C77%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM34°F1°C77%30.5°F−0.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM34°F1°C76%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM34°F1°C75%30.3°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM39°F4°C68%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM43°F6°C62%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM45°F7°C54%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM48°F9°C49%39.3°F4.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM48°F9°C45%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM49°F9°C39%38.6°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM50°F10°C42%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM49°F9°C42%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM48°F9°C45%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM45°F7°C51%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM41°F5°C58%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM40°F4°C61%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM39°F4°C65%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM38°F3°C68%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM36°F2°C71%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM35°F2°C73%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM34°F1°C76%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM33°F1°C78%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM33°F1°C79%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM33°F1°C77%29.6°F−1.4°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM34°F1°C74%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM35°F2°C69%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light snow
42°F6°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
66%
Precipitation
19% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0″0 cm
Next 48 h
0.3″0.8 cm
Next 72 h
0.3″0.8 cm
0.2″0.5 cm Now Mon Tue Wed

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Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Sun 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Sun 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Mon 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm
Mon 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Mon 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM0.2″0.5 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0.1″0.3 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Tue 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Tue 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Wed 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 44°F7°C 32°F0°C Chance Rain And Snow
  2. Mon 50°F10°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  3. Tue 45°F7°C 33°F1°C Mostly Sunny
  4. Wed 49°F9°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 50°F10°C 37°F3°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 46°F8°C 34°F1°C Rain And Snow Likely ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  7. Sat 43°F6°C 30°F−1°C Rain And Snow ❄︎ 3–6″8–14 cm

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

About this forecast

Snowbird is a ski resort in Utah with a base at 7,760 ft and a summit at 11,000 ft, 3,240 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 9,298 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 10,000 ft).

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