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 Sunday River?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Sunday River, ME

Base: 57°F14°C air · 30% humidity

Too warm for snowmaking
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Next snowmaking window: Tue 6 AM – 10 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 27°F−3°C Now Mon Tue

Use the left and right arrow keys to step through hours.

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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM57°F14°C30%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM60°F16°C27%44.7°F7.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM62°F17°C27%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM62°F17°C27%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM60°F16°C28%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM56°F13°C35%43.4°F6.3°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM52°F11°C43%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM47°F8°C49%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM44°F7°C55%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM42°F6°C60%35.7°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM41°F5°C62%35.0°F1.7°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM40°F4°C64%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM38°F3°C67%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM38°F3°C67%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM38°F3°C67%33.0°F0.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM37°F3°C70%32.4°F0.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C60%35.7°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM46°F8°C60%39.2°F4.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM50°F10°C58%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM54°F12°C57%45.9°F7.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM57°F14°C55%48.2°F9.0°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM57°F14°C59%48.9°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM58°F14°C59%49.8°F9.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C59%49.8°F9.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM56°F13°C64%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM55°F13°C66%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM53°F12°C71%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM50°F10°C77%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM48°F9°C77%43.8°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM47°F8°C76%42.7°F6.0°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM45°F7°C76%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM43°F6°C73%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM41°F5°C73%36.6°F2.5°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM37°F3°C72%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM35°F2°C72%30.8°F−0.7°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM34°F1°C72%29.9°F−1.2°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM33°F1°C72%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM31°F−1°C75%27.4°F−2.5°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM31°F−1°C72%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM31°F−1°C69%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM33°F1°C61%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Tue 10 AM36°F2°C54%29.6°F−1.3°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM39°F4°C48%31.5°F−0.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
57°F14°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h
Humidity
30%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KBML at 12:30 PM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 29% humidity (43°F6°C wet-bulb), wind 0 mph0 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 62°F17°C 36°F2°C Sunny
  2. Mon 58°F14°C 31°F−1°C Partly Sunny
  3. Tue 44°F7°C 24°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 49°F9°C 31°F−1°C Sunny
  5. Thu 60°F16°C 43°F6°C Sunny
  6. Fri 57°F14°C 37°F3°C Mostly Sunny
  7. Sat 57°F14°C 39°F4°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:36 AM

About this forecast

Sunday River is a ski resort in Maine with a base at 800 ft and a summit at 3,140 ft, 2,340 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 1,411 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 2,615 ft).

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