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 Whiteface Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Whiteface Mountain, NY

Base: 56°F13°C air · 43% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Tue 7 AM – 8 AM.

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

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM56°F13°C43%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM59°F15°C39%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM60°F16°C36%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM61°F16°C35%47.4°F8.5°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM64°F18°C31%48.7°F9.3°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM60°F16°C39%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM57°F14°C42%45.6°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM54°F12°C45%43.7°F6.5°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM51°F11°C48%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM49°F9°C48%40.0°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM48°F9°C47%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM47°F8°C47%38.1°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM46°F8°C47%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM45°F7°C51%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM44°F7°C55%36.7°F2.6°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM44°F7°C60%37.5°F3.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM43°F6°C65%37.3°F2.9°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM42°F6°C73%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM42°F6°C79%38.4°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM40°F4°C92%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C93%40.7°F4.8°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM46°F8°C83%42.9°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM49°F9°C80%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM52°F11°C74%47.1°F8.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM54°F12°C74%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM56°F13°C72%50.5°F10.3°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM57°F14°C75%52.0°F11.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C69%51.8°F11.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM59°F15°C64%51.7°F11.0°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM55°F13°C72%49.6°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM52°F11°C74%47.1°F8.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM48°F9°C80%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM43°F6°C79%39.4°F4.1°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM42°F6°C76%38.0°F3.3°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM40°F4°C73%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM39°F4°C70%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C64%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM37°F3°C61%31.3°F−0.4°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM36°F2°C59%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM36°F2°C59%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM35°F2°C59%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM34°F1°C64%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM33°F1°C66%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM34°F1°C66%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM37°F3°C59%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM39°F4°C57%32.6°F0.3°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM42°F6°C50%34.3°F1.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
56°F13°C
Wind
6 mph9 km/h
Humidity
43%
Precipitation
0% 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 40°F4°C Sunny
  2. Mon 59°F15°C 33°F1°C Slight Chance Rain Showers
  3. Tue 47°F8°C 26°F−3°C Sunny
  4. Wed 54°F12°C 40°F4°C Sunny
  5. Thu 63°F17°C 46°F8°C Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 59°F15°C 42°F6°C Partly Sunny
  7. Sat 61°F16°C 46°F8°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:11 AM

About this forecast

Whiteface Mountain is a ski resort in New York with a base at 1,220 ft and a summit at 4,386 ft, 3,166 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 1,476 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 3,885 ft).

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