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 Stratton Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Stratton Mountain, VT

Base: 56°F13°C air · 40% 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 29°F−2°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM56°F13°C40%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM58°F14°C36%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM61°F16°C32%46.7°F8.1°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM59°F15°C34%45.6°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM58°F14°C37%45.4°F7.5°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM55°F13°C41%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM48°F9°C51%39.6°F4.2°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM44°F7°C58%37.2°F2.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM39°F4°C67%33.9°F1.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM37°F3°C72%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM37°F3°C75%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM37°F3°C79%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM36°F2°C82%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM35°F2°C85%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM35°F2°C89%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM35°F2°C89%33.1°F0.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM34°F1°C96%33.2°F0.7°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM35°F2°C92%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM35°F2°C92%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM37°F3°C85%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM42°F6°C76%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM52°F11°C63%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM55°F13°C57%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM57°F14°C55%48.2°F9.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM58°F14°C55%49.0°F9.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM59°F15°C55%49.9°F10.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM60°F16°C58%51.4°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM58°F14°C64%50.8°F10.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM55°F13°C72%49.6°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM54°F12°C74%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM49°F9°C89%46.9°F8.3°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM47°F8°C89%44.9°F7.2°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM45°F7°C93%43.6°F6.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM44°F7°C93%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM42°F6°C93%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM39°F4°C89%37.1°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM37°F3°C89%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM35°F2°C92%33.6°F0.9°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM32°F0°C89%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM32°F0°C85%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM32°F0°C82%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM43°F6°C55%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
56°F13°C
Wind
1 mph2 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h
Humidity
40%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KDDH at 12:30 PM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 36% humidity (44°F7°C wet-bulb), wind 5 mph7 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 61°F16°C 33°F1°C Sunny
  2. Mon 60°F16°C 32°F0°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 48°F9°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 54°F12°C 36°F2°C Sunny
  5. Thu 61°F16°C 45°F7°C Sunny
  6. Fri 60°F16°C 41°F5°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 61°F16°C 44°F7°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 8:36 AM

About this forecast

Stratton Mountain is a ski resort in Vermont with a base at 1,872 ft and a summit at 3,875 ft, 2,003 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 1,801 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 2,749 ft).

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