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 Stevens Pass?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Stevens Pass, WA

Base: 34°F1°C air · 80% humidity

Too warm: below freezing, but droplets won't freeze in flight
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°F−1°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM34°F1°C80%30.9°F−0.6°CToo warm
Sun 10 AM35°F2°C82%32.1°F0.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM38°F3°C79%34.6°F1.4°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM40°F4°C77%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM40°F4°C77%36.2°F2.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM41°F5°C78%37.3°F3.0°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM40°F4°C83%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM39°F4°C85%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM40°F4°C85%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM39°F4°C88%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM38°F3°C88%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM38°F3°C86%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM38°F3°C84%35.3°F1.9°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM38°F3°C85%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM38°F3°C84%35.3°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM38°F3°C85%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM38°F3°C85%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM38°F3°C85%35.5°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM38°F3°C86%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM37°F3°C88%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C88%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM37°F3°C90%35.3°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM36°F2°C91%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM36°F2°C93%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM35°F2°C97%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM37°F3°C100%36.8°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM39°F4°C97%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM41°F5°C94%39.8°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM42°F6°C91%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM42°F6°C92%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM41°F5°C96%40.2°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM41°F5°C97%40.3°F4.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM40°F4°C99%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM40°F4°C100%39.8°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM39°F4°C100%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM38°F3°C99%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM38°F3°C98%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM38°F3°C97%37.3°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM38°F3°C96%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM38°F3°C97%37.3°F3.0°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM37°F3°C97%36.3°F2.4°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM37°F3°C98%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Partly cloudy
34°F1°C feels like 27°F−3°C
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph30 km/h
Humidity
80%
Precipitation
10% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0″0 cm
Next 48 h
0″0 cm
Next 72 h
0.3″0.7 cm
0.3″0.7 cm Now Mon Tue Wed
Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Sun 3 PM – 9 PM0″0 cm
Sun 9 PM – 3 AM0″0 cm
Mon 3 AM – 9 AM0″0 cm
Mon 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Mon 3 PM – 9 PM0″0 cm
Mon 9 PM – 3 AM0″0 cm
Tue 3 AM – 9 AM0″0 cm
Tue 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Tue 3 PM – 9 PM0″0 cm
Tue 9 PM – 3 AM0″0 cm
Wed 3 AM – 9 AM0.3″0.7 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 41°F5°C 35°F2°C Chance Rain And Snow
  2. Mon 42°F6°C 36°F2°C Rain And Snow Likely then Chance Rain And Snow
  3. Tue 39°F4°C 33°F1°C Rain And Snow Likely ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  4. Wed 37°F3°C 29°F−2°C Light Snow ❄︎ 1–2″3–5 cm
  5. Thu 36°F2°C 27°F−3°C Light Snow Likely ❄︎ <2″<4 cm
  6. Fri 38°F3°C 25°F−4°C Slight Chance Light Snow
  7. Sat 40°F4°C 27°F−3°C Mostly Sunny ❄︎ <1″<3 cm

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 11:27 PM

About this forecast

Stevens Pass is a ski resort in Washington with a base at 4,061 ft and a summit at 5,845 ft, 1,784 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 4,879 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 4,049 ft).

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