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 Wachusett Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Wachusett Mountain, MA

Base: 58°F14°C air · 30% 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
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM58°F14°C30%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM60°F16°C27%44.7°F7.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM61°F16°C26%45.2°F7.3°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM63°F17°C24%46.1°F7.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM63°F17°C26%46.7°F8.1°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM62°F17°C28%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM59°F15°C33%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM55°F13°C40%43.6°F6.4°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM51°F11°C48%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM48°F9°C56%40.4°F4.7°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM46°F8°C58%38.9°F3.9°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM45°F7°C60%38.3°F3.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM44°F7°C60%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM43°F6°C65%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM42°F6°C65%36.4°F2.4°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM41°F5°C65%35.4°F1.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C64%34.4°F1.3°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM40°F4°C67%34.8°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM39°F4°C73%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C70%35.2°F1.8°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C67%36.6°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM46°F8°C58%38.9°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM51°F11°C46%41.4°F5.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM56°F13°C38%44.0°F6.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM60°F16°C35%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM64°F18°C31%48.7°F9.3°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM66°F19°C30%50.0°F10.0°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM67°F19°C30%50.7°F10.4°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM67°F19°C33%51.5°F10.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM65°F18°C37%51.0°F10.6°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM63°F17°C44%51.0°F10.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM60°F16°C53%50.4°F10.2°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM58°F14°C64%50.8°F10.5°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM56°F13°C66%49.4°F9.6°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM54°F12°C69%48.1°F8.9°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM53°F12°C71%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM51°F11°C71%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM50°F10°C68%44.2°F6.8°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM47°F8°C65%40.9°F5.0°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM45°F7°C70%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM43°F6°C76%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM42°F6°C76%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM41°F5°C76%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM41°F5°C79%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM41°F5°C67%35.7°F2.1°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM44°F7°C55%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM48°F9°C46%38.8°F3.8°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
58°F14°C
Wind
5 mph7 km/h
Humidity
30%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KFIT at 12:30 PM: Clear, 66°F19°C, 22% humidity (48°F9°C wet-bulb), wind 3 mph6 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
n/a

No new snow in the forecast for the next 60 hours.

7-day outlook

  1. This Afternoon 65°F18°C 37°F3°C Sunny
  2. Mon 67°F19°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  3. Tue 51°F11°C 28°F−2°C Sunny
  4. Wed 53°F12°C 37°F3°C Widespread Frost then Sunny
  5. Thu 62°F17°C 46°F8°C Sunny
  6. Fri 65°F18°C 43°F6°C Sunny
  7. Sat 62°F17°C 45°F7°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 8:09 AM

About this forecast

Wachusett Mountain is a ski resort in Massachusetts with a base at 1,000 ft and a summit at 2,006 ft, 1,006 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 1,099 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 1,427 ft).

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