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 Sundance Mountain Resort?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Sundance Mountain Resort, UT

Base: 41°F5°C air · 91% 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 34°F1°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM41°F5°C91%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM43°F6°C89%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM48°F9°C75%43.5°F6.4°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM49°F9°C73%44.1°F6.7°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM50°F10°C67%44.0°F6.7°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM51°F11°C65%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM50°F10°C68%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM47°F8°C75%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM46°F8°C79%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM41°F5°C85%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM40°F4°C86%37.6°F3.1°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM39°F4°C88%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM38°F3°C92%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM38°F3°C93%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM38°F3°C94%36.9°F2.7°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM37°F3°C97%36.3°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C98%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM36°F2°C100%35.8°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM35°F2°C98%34.5°F1.4°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM36°F2°C94%34.9°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM37°F3°C93%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM46°F8°C74%41.5°F5.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM51°F11°C60%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM54°F12°C49%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM56°F13°C44%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C39%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM58°F14°C38%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM57°F14°C39%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM53°F12°C46%43.1°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM51°F11°C54%42.7°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM48°F9°C60%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM45°F7°C65%39.1°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM44°F7°C69%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM43°F6°C71%38.2°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM43°F6°C74%38.6°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM42°F6°C77%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM42°F6°C81%38.7°F3.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM41°F5°C84%38.2°F3.5°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM40°F4°C88%37.9°F3.3°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM38°F3°C92%36.5°F2.5°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM37°F3°C95%36.0°F2.2°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM36°F2°C96%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM37°F3°C92%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Chance of light rain
41°F5°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
91%
Precipitation
25% chance

Nearest station KHCR at 10:35 AM: Light rain and fog/mist, 42°F5°C, 95% humidity (41°F5°C wet-bulb), wind 3 mph5 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. Today 51°F11°C 35°F2°C Chance Light Rain
  2. Mon 58°F14°C 36°F2°C Mostly Sunny
  3. Tue 53°F12°C 39°F4°C Mostly Sunny
  4. Wed 58°F14°C 41°F5°C Mostly Sunny
  5. Thu 59°F15°C 41°F5°C Partly Sunny
  6. Fri 54°F12°C 39°F4°C Light Rain Likely
  7. Sat 51°F11°C 36°F2°C Rain And Snow

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

About this forecast

Sundance Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Utah with a base at 6,100 ft and a summit at 8,250 ft, 2,150 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 6,690 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 8,110 ft).

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