Can they make snow?

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 Snowmass?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Snowmass, CO

Summit: 27°F−3°C air · 86% humidity

Marginal: snowmakers can just barely run
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Snowmaking conditions now, until today 3 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 20°F−7°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM27°F−3°C86%24.9°F−3.9°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM28°F−2°C84%25.6°F−3.5°CMarginal
Sun 12 PM30°F−1°C81%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Sun 1 PM30°F−1°C84%27.6°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sun 2 PM30°F−1°C83%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sun 3 PM32°F0°C77%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM30°F−1°C84%27.6°F−2.5°CMarginal
Sun 5 PM30°F−1°C86%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 6 PM28°F−2°C90%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Sun 7 PM27°F−3°C96%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Sun 8 PM26°F−3°C98%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Sun 9 PM26°F−3°C94%24.9°F−3.9°CMarginal
Sun 10 PM26°F−3°C90%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Sun 11 PM26°F−3°C90%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Mon 12 AM26°F−3°C91%24.5°F−4.1°CGreat
Mon 1 AM26°F−3°C89%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat
Mon 2 AM27°F−3°C87%25.0°F−3.9°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM27°F−3°C85%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 4 AM26°F−3°C85%23.8°F−4.6°CGreat
Mon 5 AM26°F−3°C87%24.0°F−4.4°CGreat
Mon 6 AM25°F−4°C86%23.0°F−5.0°CGreat
Mon 7 AM24°F−4°C86%22.0°F−5.6°CGreat
Mon 8 AM24°F−4°C84%21.7°F−5.7°CGreat
Mon 9 AM24°F−4°C86%22.0°F−5.6°CGreat
Mon 10 AM24°F−4°C89%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Mon 11 AM25°F−4°C90%23.4°F−4.8°CGreat
Mon 12 PM26°F−3°C87%24.0°F−4.4°CGreat
Mon 1 PM28°F−2°C90%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 2 PM29°F−2°C84%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Mon 3 PM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Mon 4 PM29°F−2°C76%25.6°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 5 PM29°F−2°C74%25.4°F−3.7°CMarginal
Mon 6 PM27°F−3°C77%23.9°F−4.5°CGreat
Mon 7 PM24°F−4°C81%21.4°F−5.9°CGreat
Mon 8 PM24°F−4°C78%21.1°F−6.1°CGreat
Mon 9 PM24°F−4°C77%21.0°F−6.1°CGreat
Mon 10 PM24°F−4°C74%20.7°F−6.3°CGreat
Mon 11 PM24°F−4°C73%20.6°F−6.3°CGreat
Tue 12 AM25°F−4°C72%21.4°F−5.9°CGreat
Tue 1 AM25°F−4°C71%21.3°F−5.9°CGreat
Tue 2 AM25°F−4°C69%21.2°F−6.0°CGreat
Tue 3 AM26°F−3°C68%22.0°F−5.6°CGreat
Tue 4 AM25°F−4°C66%20.9°F−6.2°CGreat
Tue 5 AM25°F−4°C64%20.7°F−6.3°CGreat
Tue 6 AM25°F−4°C62%20.5°F−6.4°CGreat
Tue 7 AM25°F−4°C59%20.3°F−6.5°CGreat
Tue 8 AM26°F−3°C57%21.0°F−6.1°CGreat
Tue 9 AM26°F−3°C57%21.0°F−6.1°CGreat

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain showers
40°F4°C feels like 36°F2°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
Humidity
81%
Precipitation
24% chance

Nearest station KASE at 10:30 AM: Cloudy, 39°F4°C, 93% humidity (38°F3°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 51°F11°C 32°F0°C Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  2. Mon 49°F9°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  3. Tue 51°F11°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  4. Wed 54°F12°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  5. Thu 54°F12°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 53°F12°C 36°F2°C Partly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
  7. Sat 48°F9°C 34°F1°C Snow Showers Likely

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 8:12 AM

About this forecast

Snowmass is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 8,104 ft and a summit at 12,510 ft, 4,406 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 8,652 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 12,349 ft).

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