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 Whitetail Resort?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Whitetail Resort, PA

Base: 54°F12°C air · 66% 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 39°F4°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM54°F12°C66%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM57°F14°C62%49.5°F9.7°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM58°F14°C59%49.8°F9.9°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM59°F15°C55%49.9°F10.0°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM60°F16°C55%50.8°F10.4°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM59°F15°C55%49.9°F10.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM56°F13°C64%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM54°F12°C66%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM49°F9°C80%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM48°F9°C80%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM47°F8°C83%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM46°F8°C86%43.4°F6.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM46°F8°C83%42.9°F6.1°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM45°F7°C86%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM44°F7°C89%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM43°F6°C89%41.0°F5.0°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM44°F7°C89%42.0°F5.5°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM49°F9°C77%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM54°F12°C69%48.1°F8.9°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM59°F15°C60%50.9°F10.5°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM63°F17°C54%53.2°F11.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM65°F18°C50%54.1°F12.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM66°F19°C48%54.5°F12.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM67°F19°C49%55.6°F13.1°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM66°F19°C52%55.4°F13.0°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM62°F17°C58%53.2°F11.8°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM60°F16°C60%51.8°F11.0°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM55°F13°C72%49.6°F9.8°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM54°F12°C74%49.0°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM53°F12°C77%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM52°F11°C77%47.6°F8.7°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM51°F11°C80%47.2°F8.5°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM51°F11°C80%47.2°F8.5°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM50°F10°C83%46.8°F8.2°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM49°F9°C86%46.4°F8.0°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM48°F9°C89%45.9°F7.7°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM47°F8°C89%44.9°F7.2°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM47°F8°C89%44.9°F7.2°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM50°F10°C80%46.3°F7.9°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM54°F12°C71%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM58°F14°C64%50.8°F10.5°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
54°F12°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
66%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KHGR at 12:30 PM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 51% humidity (48°F9°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. This Afternoon 60°F16°C 41°F5°C Sunny
  2. Mon 67°F19°C 47°F8°C Sunny
  3. Tue 63°F17°C 45°F7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 60°F16°C 46°F8°C Mostly Cloudy
  5. Thu 69°F21°C 49°F9°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 71°F22°C 51°F11°C Sunny
  7. Sat 68°F20°C 53°F12°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 11:51 AM

About this forecast

Whitetail Resort is a ski resort in Pennsylvania with a base at 865 ft and a summit at 1,800 ft, 935 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 1,414 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 794 ft).

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