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 Wildcat Mountain?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Wildcat Mountain, NH

Base: 57°F14°C air · 30% humidity

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

Next snowmaking window: Tue 5 AM – 10 AM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 25°F−4°C Now Mon Tue

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  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM57°F14°C30%43.2°F6.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM60°F16°C28%45.0°F7.2°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM62°F17°C26%45.9°F7.7°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM62°F17°C25%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM60°F16°C27%44.7°F7.1°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM58°F14°C32%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM53°F12°C38%41.6°F5.3°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM47°F8°C42%37.4°F3.0°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM44°F7°C47%35.6°F2.0°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM43°F6°C51%35.3°F1.8°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM42°F6°C53%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM42°F6°C53%34.7°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM42°F6°C55%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM42°F6°C55%35.0°F1.6°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM41°F5°C59%34.6°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM39°F4°C64%33.5°F0.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM40°F4°C62%34.1°F1.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM41°F5°C59%34.6°F1.5°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM42°F6°C62%35.9°F2.2°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM46°F8°C63%39.7°F4.3°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM51°F11°C61%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM55°F13°C59%47.2°F8.4°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM57°F14°C59%48.9°F9.4°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM57°F14°C64%49.9°F9.9°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM57°F14°C67%50.5°F10.3°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM58°F14°C64%50.8°F10.5°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM56°F13°C66%49.4°F9.6°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM54°F12°C71%48.4°F9.1°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM52°F11°C74%47.1°F8.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM49°F9°C83%45.8°F7.7°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM47°F8°C83%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM45°F7°C86%42.5°F5.8°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM43°F6°C86%40.5°F4.7°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM42°F6°C82%38.9°F3.8°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM40°F4°C82%37.0°F2.8°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM38°F3°C79%34.6°F1.4°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM36°F2°C79%32.7°F0.4°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM34°F1°C78%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM32°F0°C81%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM30°F−1°C85%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Tue 6 AM29°F−2°C81%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Tue 7 AM28°F−2°C81%25.3°F−3.7°CMarginal
Tue 8 AM28°F−2°C78%24.9°F−3.9°CMarginal
Tue 9 AM31°F−1°C69%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Tue 10 AM35°F2°C59%29.2°F−1.5°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM39°F4°C50%31.7°F−0.2°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Clear
57°F14°C
Wind
3 mph6 km/h
Humidity
30%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station KHIE at 12:30 PM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 29% humidity (43°F6°C wet-bulb), wind 0 mph0 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 62°F17°C 38°F3°C Sunny
  2. Mon 59°F15°C 28°F−2°C Isolated Rain Showers
  3. Tue 45°F7°C 24°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 50°F10°C 32°F0°C Sunny
  5. Thu 61°F16°C 42°F6°C Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
  6. Fri 57°F14°C 37°F3°C Partly Sunny
  7. Sat 59°F15°C 40°F4°C Mostly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 2:36 AM

About this forecast

Wildcat Mountain is a ski resort in New Hampshire with a base at 1,950 ft and a summit at 4,062 ft, 2,112 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 1,946 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 3,130 ft).

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