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 The Highlands?

NO

Too warm to make snow at The Highlands, MI

Base: 63°F17°C air · 65% 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 31°F−1°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM63°F17°C65%55.6°F13.1°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM64°F18°C65%56.5°F13.6°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM64°F18°C67%56.9°F13.9°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM63°F17°C72%57.1°F13.9°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM60°F16°C81%56.1°F13.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM59°F15°C83%55.5°F13.1°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM58°F14°C83%54.5°F12.5°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM55°F13°C86%52.2°F11.2°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM53°F12°C89%50.8°F10.5°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM52°F11°C86%49.3°F9.6°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM50°F10°C89%47.9°F8.8°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM47°F8°C86%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM46°F8°C83%42.9°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM45°F7°C79%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM45°F7°C76%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM44°F7°C79%40.4°F4.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM44°F7°C76%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM44°F7°C76%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM43°F6°C79%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C82%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM41°F5°C86%38.6°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM44°F7°C82%40.8°F4.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM47°F8°C74%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM49°F9°C63%42.4°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM50°F10°C59%42.7°F5.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM50°F10°C59%42.7°F5.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM50°F10°C57%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM49°F9°C56%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM47°F8°C58%39.8°F4.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM44°F7°C62%37.7°F3.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM40°F4°C73%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM39°F4°C76%35.1°F1.7°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM37°F3°C82%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM36°F2°C85%33.5°F0.9°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM35°F2°C85%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM34°F1°C89%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM34°F1°C92%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM33°F1°C96%32.2°F0.1°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM34°F1°C94%32.9°F0.5°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM33°F1°C93%31.7°F−0.1°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM33°F1°C93%31.7°F−0.1°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM32°F0°C95%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM33°F1°C93%31.7°F−0.1°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM34°F1°C98%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM37°F3°C92%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM42°F6°C82%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Slight chance of light rain showers
63°F17°C
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
Humidity
65%
Precipitation
20% 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″0 cm

No new snow in the forecast for the next 72 hours.

7-day outlook

  1. This Afternoon 64°F18°C 41°F5°C Chance Rain Showers
  2. Mon 50°F10°C 32°F0°C Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
  3. Tue 53°F12°C 41°F5°C Partly Sunny
  4. Wed 67°F19°C 52°F11°C Partly Sunny
  5. Thu 62°F17°C 41°F5°C Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  6. Fri 59°F15°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  7. Sat 61°F16°C 47°F8°C Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 12:11 PM

About this forecast

The Highlands is a ski resort in Michigan with a base at 735 ft and a summit at 1,287 ft, 552 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 850 ft). Summit: estimated from the base forecast with typical cooling by elevation; on calm, clear nights cold air can pool at the base instead.

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