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 Wolf Creek?

NO

Too warm to make snow at Wolf Creek, CO

Base: 32°F0°C air · 92% humidity

Too warm: below freezing, but droplets won't freeze in flight
Colder Snowmaking line 28°F−2°C Warmer

Next snowmaking window: tonight 8 PM – tomorrow 12 PM.

Next 48 hours wet-bulb by hour; columns below the line are snowmaking hours
28°F−2°C 22°F−6°C Now Mon Tue
  • Ideal
  • Great
  • Marginal
  • Too warm
  • Night
Hourly table
HourAirHumidityWet-bulbSnowmaking
Sun 10 AM32°F0°C92%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 11 AM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 12 PM34°F1°C85%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 1 PM35°F2°C78%31.6°F−0.2°CToo warm
Sun 2 PM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 3 PM33°F1°C85%30.6°F−0.8°CToo warm
Sun 4 PM34°F1°C82%31.2°F−0.5°CToo warm
Sun 5 PM33°F1°C82%30.2°F−1.0°CToo warm
Sun 6 PM31°F−1°C88%29.1°F−1.6°CToo warm
Sun 7 PM30°F−1°C92%28.6°F−1.9°CToo warm
Sun 8 PM30°F−1°C88%28.1°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 9 PM30°F−1°C88%28.1°F−2.2°CMarginal
Sun 10 PM30°F−1°C85%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Sun 11 PM29°F−2°C85%26.7°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 12 AM29°F−2°C81%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 1 AM30°F−1°C78%26.8°F−2.9°CMarginal
Mon 2 AM29°F−2°C81%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 3 AM29°F−2°C81%26.2°F−3.2°CMarginal
Mon 4 AM27°F−3°C88%25.1°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 5 AM27°F−3°C85%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 6 AM27°F−3°C85%24.8°F−4.0°CGreat
Mon 7 AM26°F−3°C85%23.8°F−4.6°CGreat
Mon 8 AM24°F−4°C84%21.7°F−5.7°CGreat
Mon 9 AM26°F−3°C78%23.0°F−5.0°CGreat
Mon 10 AM29°F−2°C72%25.2°F−3.8°CMarginal
Mon 11 AM32°F0°C69%27.7°F−2.4°CMarginal
Mon 12 PM34°F1°C64%28.9°F−1.7°CToo warm
Mon 1 PM36°F2°C59%30.1°F−1.0°CToo warm
Mon 2 PM36°F2°C61%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 3 PM36°F2°C61%30.4°F−0.9°CToo warm
Mon 4 PM37°F3°C59%31.0°F−0.5°CToo warm
Mon 5 PM35°F2°C64%29.8°F−1.2°CToo warm
Mon 6 PM33°F1°C66%28.2°F−2.1°CMarginal
Mon 7 PM31°F−1°C72%27.1°F−2.7°CMarginal
Mon 8 PM29°F−2°C78%25.9°F−3.4°CMarginal
Mon 9 PM27°F−3°C81%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat
Mon 10 PM26°F−3°C81%23.3°F−4.8°CGreat
Mon 11 PM26°F−3°C74%22.6°F−5.2°CGreat
Tue 12 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 1 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 2 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 3 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 4 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 5 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 6 AM26°F−3°C71%22.3°F−5.4°CGreat
Tue 7 AM27°F−3°C68%22.9°F−5.1°CGreat
Tue 8 AM28°F−2°C66%23.6°F−4.6°CGreat
Tue 9 AM29°F−2°C63%24.3°F−4.3°CGreat

Right now at the base

Chance of light snow showers
32°F0°C feels like 23°F−5°C
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 18 mph30 km/h
Humidity
92%
Precipitation
53% chance

Nearest station KCPW at 10:35 AM: Cloudy and windy, 28°F−2°C, 100% humidity (28°F−2°C wet-bulb), wind 21 mph33 km/h.

Snow forecast new snow at the base, NOAA forecast

Next 24 h
0.4″1.1 cm
Next 48 h
0.4″1.1 cm
Next 72 h
0.4″1.1 cm
0.2″0.4 cm Now Mon Tue Wed
Snowfall table
PeriodNew snow
Sun 10 AM – 4 PM0.2″0.4 cm
Sun 4 PM – 10 PM0.1″0.3 cm
Sun 10 PM – 4 AM0.1″0.3 cm
Mon 4 AM – 10 AM0.0″0.1 cm
Mon 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Mon 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Mon 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Tue 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm
Tue 10 AM – 4 PM0″0 cm
Tue 4 PM – 10 PM0″0 cm
Tue 10 PM – 4 AM0″0 cm
Wed 4 AM – 10 AM0″0 cm

7-day outlook

  1. Today 35°F2°C 24°F−4°C Snow Showers ❄︎ <1″<3 cm
  2. Mon 37°F3°C 24°F−4°C Sunny
  3. Tue 38°F3°C 25°F−4°C Sunny
  4. Wed 39°F4°C 27°F−3°C Sunny
  5. Thu 39°F4°C 31°F−1°C Mostly Sunny
  6. Fri 36°F2°C 30°F−1°C Snow Showers Likely ❄︎ 4–7″10–18 cm
  7. Sat 32°F0°C 28°F−2°C Snow Showers ❄︎ 7–13″18–33 cm

Forecast for 10 AM · NOAA grid updated 7:51 AM

About this forecast

Wolf Creek is a ski resort in Colorado with a base at 10,300 ft and a summit at 11,904 ft, 1,604 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 10,843 ft). Summit: NOAA's forecast for the top of the mountain (forecast grid elevation 11,398 ft).

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