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 Timberline Lodge?

YES

Snowmaking possible at the summit of Timberline Lodge, OR

❄︎ 1″3 cm of new snow expected, starting tonight 9 PM

Summit: 33°F1°C air · 14% humidity

Great snowmaking conditions
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Snowmaking conditions now, lasting through the 48-hour forecast.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 22°F−6°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 9 AM33°F1°C14%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat
Sun 10 AM35°F2°C19%25.8°F−3.4°CMarginal
Sun 11 AM35°F2°C35%26.9°F−2.8°CMarginal
Sun 12 PM33°F1°C44%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Sun 1 PM33°F1°C49%26.5°F−3.1°CMarginal
Sun 2 PM32°F0°C51%25.8°F−3.4°CMarginal
Sun 3 PM31°F−1°C53%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Sun 4 PM33°F1°C62%27.8°F−2.3°CMarginal
Sun 5 PM29°F−2°C69%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Sun 6 PM28°F−2°C73%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Sun 7 PM30°F−1°C63%25.2°F−3.8°CMarginal
Sun 8 PM29°F−2°C58%23.8°F−4.6°CGreat
Sun 9 PM29°F−2°C56%23.6°F−4.7°CGreat
Sun 10 PM30°F−1°C58%24.7°F−4.1°CGreat
Sun 11 PM30°F−1°C61%25.0°F−3.9°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM30°F−1°C61%25.0°F−3.9°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM31°F−1°C61%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM31°F−1°C62%26.0°F−3.3°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM30°F−1°C62%25.1°F−3.9°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM29°F−2°C62%24.2°F−4.4°CGreat
Mon 5 AM29°F−2°C59%23.9°F−4.5°CGreat
Mon 6 AM29°F−2°C57%23.7°F−4.6°CGreat
Mon 7 AM27°F−3°C57%21.9°F−5.6°CGreat
Mon 8 AM31°F−1°C51%24.9°F−3.9°CMarginal
Mon 9 AM30°F−1°C57%24.6°F−4.1°CGreat
Mon 10 AM27°F−3°C78%24.0°F−4.5°CGreat
Mon 11 AM25°F−4°C97%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat
Mon 12 PM25°F−4°C100%24.7°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 1 PM26°F−3°C100%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 2 PM26°F−3°C100%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 3 PM26°F−3°C100%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Mon 4 PM28°F−2°C100%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 5 PM24°F−4°C100%23.7°F−4.6°CGreat
Mon 6 PM25°F−4°C100%24.7°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 7 PM27°F−3°C88%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 8 PM28°F−2°C73%24.4°F−4.2°CGreat
Mon 9 PM29°F−2°C69%24.9°F−4.0°CMarginal
Mon 10 PM29°F−2°C70%25.0°F−3.9°CMarginal
Mon 11 PM30°F−1°C72%26.1°F−3.3°CMarginal
Tue 12 AM30°F−1°C73%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 1 AM31°F−1°C73%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 2 AM31°F−1°C73%27.2°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 3 AM31°F−1°C72%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Tue 4 AM30°F−1°C70%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Tue 5 AM30°F−1°C68%25.7°F−3.5°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM31°F−1°C64%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM32°F0°C61%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM33°F1°C63%27.9°F−2.3°CMarginal

Right now at the base

Mostly cloudy
39°F4°C feels like 35°F2°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
Humidity
30%
Precipitation
3% chance

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0.6″1.6 cm
Next 48 h
1″3 cm
Next 72 h
3″6 cm
0.9″2 cm Now Mon Tue Wed

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Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Sun 3 PM – 9 PM0.1″0.2 cm
Sun 9 PM – 3 AM0.2″0.4 cm
Mon 3 AM – 9 AM0.4″1.0 cm
Mon 9 AM – 3 PM0.3″0.8 cm
Mon 3 PM – 9 PM0.2″0.5 cm
Mon 9 PM – 3 AM0.1″0.2 cm
Tue 3 AM – 9 AM0″0 cm
Tue 9 AM – 3 PM0″0 cm
Tue 3 PM – 9 PM0.1″0.2 cm
Tue 9 PM – 3 AM0.3″0.8 cm
Wed 3 AM – 9 AM0.9″2 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 44°F7°C 32°F0°C Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Snow ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  2. Mon 39°F4°C 32°F0°C Light Snow ❄︎ 1–2″3–4 cm
  3. Tue 39°F4°C 31°F−1°C Light Snow Likely ❄︎ 1–3″3–8 cm
  4. Wed 35°F2°C 29°F−2°C Light Snow ❄︎ 3–7″8–18 cm
  5. Thu 33°F1°C 28°F−2°C Light Snow Likely ❄︎ 1–4″3–9 cm
  6. Fri 33°F1°C 28°F−2°C Chance Light Snow ❄︎ <0.5″<1.3 cm
  7. Sat 35°F2°C 28°F−2°C Slight Chance Light Snow

Forecast for 9 AM · NOAA grid updated 9:41 AM

About this forecast

Timberline Lodge is a ski resort in Oregon with a base at 4,850 ft and a summit at 8,540 ft, 3,690 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 6,339 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 9,167 ft).

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