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 Spirit Mountain?

NO

36°F2°C wet-bulb in Spirit Mountain, MN

42°F6°C air · 64% 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 31°F0°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 11 AM42°F6°C64%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM44°F7°C54%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM48°F9°C44%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM49°F9°C38%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM50°F10°C36%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM52°F11°C35%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM49°F9°C39%38.6°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM47°F8°C43%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM47°F8°C43%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM45°F7°C50%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM44°F7°C54%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM44°F7°C53%36.4°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM43°F6°C55%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM43°F6°C55%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM41°F5°C57%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM40°F4°C59%33.7°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM39°F4°C58%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM39°F4°C60%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C66%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM37°F3°C65%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM37°F3°C65%31.8°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM36°F2°C69%31.4°F−0.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM37°F3°C66%31.9°F−0.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM38°F3°C63%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM40°F4°C60%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM40°F4°C61%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM41°F5°C57%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM40°F4°C59%33.7°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM40°F4°C60%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM40°F4°C60%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM39°F4°C62%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM38°F3°C66%32.8°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM39°F4°C68%34.0°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM38°F3°C74%33.9°F1.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM39°F4°C79%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM40°F4°C78%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM40°F4°C83%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM39°F4°C89%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM39°F4°C89%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM38°F3°C99%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM39°F4°C92%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM39°F4°C92%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM40°F4°C93%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM39°F4°C94%37.8°F3.2°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM40°F4°C96%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM41°F5°C95%40.0°F4.4°CToo warm

Right now

Partly cloudy
42°F6°C feels like 37°F3°C
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
Humidity
64%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KSUW at 10:55 AM: Clear, 49°F9°C, 51% humidity (40°F5°C wet-bulb), wind 3 mph5 km/h.

Snow forecast new snow, 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 54°F12°C 36°F2°C Partly Sunny
  2. Mon 42°F6°C 37°F3°C Mostly Cloudy
  3. Tue 48°F9°C 43°F6°C Rain Showers
  4. Wed 59°F15°C 41°F5°C Chance Rain Showers
  5. Thu 54°F12°C 38°F3°C Sunny
  6. Fri 51°F11°C 41°F5°C Slight Chance Rain Showers
  7. Sat 51°F11°C 41°F5°C Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for 11 AM · NOAA grid updated 11:11 AM · grid elevation 1,247 ft

About this forecast

Spirit Mountain is a ski resort in Minnesota with a base at 700 ft and a summit at 1,360 ft, 660 ft of vertical. This page checks NOAA's hourly forecast for the mountain 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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Checked at the base area (700 ft); the summit (1,360 ft) is usually colder.

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