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 Telluride?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Telluride, CO

Summit: 28°F−2°C air · 84% humidity

Marginal: snowmakers can just barely run
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Snowmaking conditions now, until tomorrow 3 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 17°F−8°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM28°F−2°C84%25.6°F−3.5°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM27°F−3°C90%25.4°F−3.7°CMarginal
Sun 12 PM26°F−3°C93%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Sun 1 PM26°F−3°C98%25.5°F−3.6°CMarginal
Sun 2 PM26°F−3°C97%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Sun 3 PM27°F−3°C95%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Sun 4 PM26°F−3°C97%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Sun 5 PM24°F−4°C98%23.4°F−4.8°CGreat
Sun 6 PM23°F−5°C97%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Sun 7 PM22°F−6°C97%21.3°F−5.9°CGreat
Sun 8 PM22°F−6°C97%21.3°F−5.9°CGreat
Sun 9 PM22°F−6°C88%20.2°F−6.5°CGreat
Sun 10 PM22°F−6°C87%20.1°F−6.6°CGreat
Sun 11 PM22°F−6°C83%19.7°F−6.8°CGreat
Mon 12 AM22°F−6°C80%19.4°F−7.0°CIdeal
Mon 1 AM22°F−6°C82%19.6°F−6.9°CGreat
Mon 2 AM23°F−5°C77%20.0°F−6.6°CGreat
Mon 3 AM22°F−6°C80%19.4°F−7.0°CIdeal
Mon 4 AM22°F−6°C80%19.4°F−7.0°CIdeal
Mon 5 AM21°F−6°C79%18.3°F−7.6°CIdeal
Mon 6 AM20°F−7°C83%17.8°F−7.9°CIdeal
Mon 7 AM20°F−7°C83%17.8°F−7.9°CIdeal
Mon 8 AM20°F−7°C80%17.5°F−8.1°CIdeal
Mon 9 AM20°F−7°C82%17.7°F−8.0°CIdeal
Mon 10 AM24°F−4°C73%20.6°F−6.3°CGreat
Mon 11 AM26°F−3°C74%22.6°F−5.2°CGreat
Mon 12 PM28°F−2°C76%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Mon 1 PM29°F−2°C76%25.6°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 2 PM30°F−1°C77%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 3 PM33°F1°C72%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM31°F−1°C78%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Mon 5 PM29°F−2°C82%26.4°F−3.1°CMarginal
Mon 6 PM27°F−3°C88%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 7 PM24°F−4°C96%23.2°F−4.9°CGreat
Mon 8 PM23°F−5°C91%21.6°F−5.8°CGreat
Mon 9 PM23°F−5°C85%20.9°F−6.2°CGreat
Mon 10 PM23°F−5°C78%20.1°F−6.6°CGreat
Mon 11 PM23°F−5°C73%19.7°F−6.9°CGreat
Tue 12 AM23°F−5°C69%19.3°F−7.1°CIdeal
Tue 1 AM23°F−5°C65%19.0°F−7.2°CIdeal
Tue 2 AM22°F−6°C62%17.8°F−7.9°CIdeal
Tue 3 AM22°F−6°C61%17.7°F−7.9°CIdeal
Tue 4 AM22°F−6°C60%17.7°F−8.0°CIdeal
Tue 5 AM22°F−6°C61%17.7°F−7.9°CIdeal
Tue 6 AM22°F−6°C64%18.0°F−7.8°CIdeal
Tue 7 AM23°F−5°C64%18.9°F−7.3°CIdeal
Tue 8 AM24°F−4°C64%19.8°F−6.8°CGreat
Tue 9 AM25°F−4°C65%20.8°F−6.2°CGreat

Right now at the base

Chance of light rain showers and snow showers
34°F1°C feels like 30°F−1°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
Humidity
100%
Precipitation
43% chance

Nearest station KTEX at 9:55 AM: Light rain, 36°F2°C, 93% humidity (34°F1°C wet-bulb), wind 6 mph9 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 43°F6°C 23°F−5°C Slight Chance T-storms
  2. Mon 47°F8°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  3. Tue 48°F9°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 49°F9°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  5. Thu 56°F13°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 52°F11°C 32°F0°C Slight Chance T-storms
  7. Sat 48°F9°C 28°F−2°C Snow Showers ❄︎ 1–3″3–8 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 8:12 AM

About this forecast

Telluride is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 8,725 ft and a summit at 13,150 ft, 4,425 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 9,393 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 10,850 ft).

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