North Carolina StormWatcher
10 cams below, snowing resorts first. The page refreshes every 15 minutes.
| Resort | Top | Nowat top | Freezing level now | NWS snow level, next 24 h | SnowFactorSnowFactor rates how likely snow is at the top of each resort over the next 24 hours, from 0 to 10. It is SnowGrabber's own calculation, built from NWS forecast data and each mountain's height. 7 or more: snow likely up high. 0: not this time. | MakeFactorMakeFactor rates the snowmaking window at each resort's base area each night, 6 pm to 9 am, from 0 to 10. It counts the hours at 28°F wet bulb or colder and how cold they get: 7 or more is prime, 4 to 6 good, 1 to 3 marginal. It says the weather allows snowmaking, not that a resort is making snow. SnowGrabber's own calculation, from Open-Meteo hourly wet bulb.tonight | Snow, last 24 htop · base | Next 24 htop · base |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Ski Mountain | 48°F Clear | 14,500 ft | Dry | |||||
| Beech Mountain Resort | 48°F Clear | 14,500 ft | Dry | |||||
| Cataloochee Ski Area | 50°F Clear | 14,300 ft | Dry | |||||
| Hatley Pointe | 53°F Clear | 14,500 ft | Dry | |||||
| Sugar Mountain Resort | 48°F Clear | 14,700 ft | Dry |
Every cam, snowing resorts first
SnowFactor rates how likely snow is at the top of each resort over the next 24 hours, from 0 to 10. It is SnowGrabber's own calculation, built from NWS forecast data and each mountain's height. 7 or more: snow likely up high. 0: not this time.
MakeFactor rates the snowmaking window at each resort's base area each night, 6 pm to 9 am, from 0 to 10. It counts the hours at 28°F wet bulb or colder and how cold they get: 7 or more is prime, 4 to 6 good, 1 to 3 marginal. It says the weather allows snowmaking, not that a resort is making snow. SnowGrabber's own calculation, from Open-Meteo hourly wet bulb.
Resort weather is modelled (Open-Meteo), not measured. Maps and satellite are copies of NWS and NOAA images, refreshed every 30 minutes. The freezing level and snow level are roughly where rain turns to snow. The cams show what actually happened.