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 Snowshoe Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Snowshoe Mountain, WV

Base: 46°F8°C air · 61% 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 33°F1°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM46°F8°C61%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM49°F9°C56%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM50°F10°C53%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM52°F11°C51%43.1°F6.2°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM52°F11°C52%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM52°F11°C53%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM50°F10°C59%42.7°F5.9°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM46°F8°C64%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM43°F6°C75%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM42°F6°C81%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM41°F5°C80%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM40°F4°C81%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C80%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM40°F4°C79%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM40°F4°C77%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM40°F4°C78%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C72%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM39°F4°C74%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM38°F3°C71%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM39°F4°C67%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM42°F6°C68%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM46°F8°C61%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM50°F10°C56%42.2°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM53°F12°C49%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM55°F13°C44%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM57°F14°C42%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C43%46.7°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM58°F14°C46%47.3°F8.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM57°F14°C49%47.0°F8.3°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM54°F12°C56%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM50°F10°C62%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM46°F8°C75%41.6°F5.3°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM44°F7°C78%40.2°F4.6°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM44°F7°C80%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM43°F6°C79%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM43°F6°C78%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM43°F6°C76%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM43°F6°C74%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM43°F6°C73%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM43°F6°C72%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM43°F6°C71%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM42°F6°C69%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM41°F5°C67%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM42°F6°C65%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM45°F7°C62%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM49°F9°C59%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM53°F12°C56%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
46°F8°C feels like 43°F6°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
Humidity
61%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KEKN at 12:30 PM: Clear, 61°F16°C, 48% humidity (50°F10°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. This Afternoon 52°F11°C 38°F3°C Sunny
  2. Mon 58°F14°C 41°F5°C Sunny
  3. Tue 60°F16°C 45°F7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 54°F12°C 44°F7°C Mostly Cloudy
  5. Thu 60°F16°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 62°F17°C 47°F8°C Sunny
  7. Sat 60°F16°C 49°F9°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 11:49 AM

About this forecast

Snowshoe Mountain is a ski resort in West Virginia with a base at 3,348 ft and a summit at 4,848 ft, 1,500 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 4,268 ft). Summit: estimated from the base forecast with typical cooling by elevation; on calm, clear nights cold air can pool at the base instead.

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