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 Wisp Resort?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Wisp Resort, MD

Base: 54°F12°C air · 50% 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 38°F3°C Now Mon Tue

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Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 12 PM54°F12°C50%44.6°F7.0°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM57°F14°C45%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM60°F16°C41%47.9°F8.8°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM61°F16°C39%48.3°F9.0°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM61°F16°C39%48.3°F9.0°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM60°F16°C41%47.9°F8.8°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM56°F13°C49%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM52°F11°C61%44.8°F7.1°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM48°F9°C68%42.3°F5.7°CToo warm
Sun 9 PM46°F8°C73%41.3°F5.2°CToo warm
Sun 10 PM43°F6°C82%39.9°F4.4°CToo warm
Sun 11 PM42°F6°C89%40.0°F4.5°CToo warm
Mon 12 AM42°F6°C86%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 AM41°F5°C92%39.5°F4.2°CToo warm
Mon 2 AM41°F5°C89%39.0°F3.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 AM40°F4°C92%38.5°F3.6°CToo warm
Mon 4 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 5 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 6 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 7 AM39°F4°C92%37.5°F3.1°CToo warm
Mon 8 AM40°F4°C89%38.0°F3.4°CToo warm
Mon 9 AM45°F7°C82%41.8°F5.4°CToo warm
Mon 10 AM52°F11°C71%46.6°F8.1°CToo warm
Mon 11 AM58°F14°C57%49.4°F9.7°CToo warm
Mon 12 PM60°F16°C53%50.4°F10.2°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM62°F17°C50%51.5°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM63°F17°C48%51.9°F11.1°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM63°F17°C46%51.5°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM63°F17°C46%51.5°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM62°F17°C50%51.5°F10.8°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM59°F15°C57%50.3°F10.2°CToo warm
Mon 7 PM54°F12°C66%47.5°F8.6°CToo warm
Mon 8 PM51°F11°C74%46.2°F7.9°CToo warm
Mon 9 PM50°F10°C77%45.7°F7.6°CToo warm
Mon 10 PM49°F9°C80%45.3°F7.4°CToo warm
Mon 11 PM48°F9°C83%44.9°F7.1°CToo warm
Tue 12 AM47°F8°C86%44.4°F6.9°CToo warm
Tue 1 AM46°F8°C89%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Tue 2 AM46°F8°C89%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Tue 3 AM46°F8°C89%43.9°F6.6°CToo warm
Tue 4 AM46°F8°C86%43.4°F6.4°CToo warm
Tue 5 AM45°F7°C89%43.0°F6.1°CToo warm
Tue 6 AM44°F7°C93%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Tue 7 AM43°F6°C93%41.7°F5.4°CToo warm
Tue 8 AM44°F7°C93%42.6°F5.9°CToo warm
Tue 9 AM48°F9°C86%45.4°F7.4°CToo warm
Tue 10 AM53°F12°C77%48.6°F9.2°CToo warm
Tue 11 AM59°F15°C67%52.3°F11.3°CToo warm

Right now at the base

Mostly clear
54°F12°C
Wind
2 mph4 km/h
Humidity
50%
Precipitation
0% chance

Nearest station K2G4 at 11:35 AM: Clear, 57°F14°C, 59% humidity (49°F9°C wet-bulb), wind 5 mph8 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 61°F16°C 39°F4°C Sunny
  2. Mon 63°F17°C 43°F6°C Sunny
  3. Tue 65°F18°C 44°F7°C Sunny
  4. Wed 63°F17°C 46°F8°C Mostly Cloudy
  5. Thu 66°F19°C 47°F8°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 68°F20°C 48°F9°C Sunny
  7. Sat 67°F19°C 51°F11°C Partly Sunny

Forecast for 12 PM · NOAA grid updated 10:52 AM

About this forecast

Wisp Resort is a ski resort in Maryland with a base at 2,400 ft and a summit at 3,115 ft, 715 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 2,500 ft). Summit: estimated from the base forecast with typical cooling by elevation; on calm, clear nights cold air can pool at the base instead.

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