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 Solitude?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Solitude, UT

Summit: 28°F−2°C air · 90% humidity

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

Snowmaking conditions now, until today 12 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 24°F−5°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM28°F−2°C90%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM29°F−2°C95%28.0°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 12 PM31°F−1°C93%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM32°F0°C96%31.2°F−0.5°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM32°F0°C95%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM31°F−1°C98%30.5°F−0.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM32°F0°C97%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM32°F0°C98%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM31°F−1°C100%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM31°F−1°C100%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM30°F−1°C100%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM30°F−1°C100%29.7°F−1.3°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM29°F−2°C100%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM29°F−2°C100%28.7°F−1.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM27°F−3°C100%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM27°F−3°C98%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM28°F−2°C90%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM28°F−2°C87%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM27°F−3°C91%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Mon 5 AM27°F−3°C90%25.4°F−3.7°CMarginal
Mon 6 AM27°F−3°C91%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Mon 7 AM27°F−3°C89%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Mon 8 AM26°F−3°C87%24.0°F−4.4°CGreat
Mon 9 AM27°F−3°C85%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 10 AM29°F−2°C85%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM31°F−1°C82%28.3°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 12 PM33°F1°C72%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM35°F2°C67%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM36°F2°C59%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM36°F2°C57%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM36°F2°C58%30.0°F−1.1°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM35°F2°C58%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM34°F1°C65%29.0°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM33°F1°C74%29.2°F−1.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM32°F0°C79%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM31°F−1°C81%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM31°F−1°C83%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM31°F−1°C84%28.5°F−1.9°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM31°F−1°C84%28.5°F−1.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM31°F−1°C83%28.4°F−2.0°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM30°F−1°C82%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM30°F−1°C82%27.3°F−2.6°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM29°F−2°C84%26.6°F−3.0°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM28°F−2°C87%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM28°F−2°C89%26.3°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM27°F−3°C89%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM26°F−3°C87%24.0°F−4.4°CGreat
Tue 9 AM26°F−3°C85%23.8°F−4.6°CGreat

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain and snow
38°F3°C
Wind
1 mph2 km/h
Humidity
72%
Precipitation
21% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0″0 cm
Next 48 h
0.3″0.7 cm
Next 72 h
0.3″0.8 cm
0.1″0.3 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 AM0.1″0.3 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0.1″0.3 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0.0″0.1 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 40°F4°C 31°F−1°C Chance Rain And Snow
  2. Mon 46°F8°C 32°F0°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  3. Tue 40°F4°C 32°F0°C Mostly Sunny
  4. Wed 45°F7°C 35°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 45°F7°C 37°F3°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 41°F5°C 33°F1°C Rain And Snow Likely
  7. Sat 38°F3°C 30°F−1°C Light Snow ❄︎ 4–8″10–20 cm

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

About this forecast

Solitude is a ski resort in Utah with a base at 7,988 ft and a summit at 10,488 ft, 2,500 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 8,832 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 9,698 ft).

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