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Purgatory at 2679 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 18 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | |
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mm | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
max °C | 16 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
min °C | 11 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
chill °C | 11 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Humid % | 85 | 43 | 76 | 70 | 35 | 48 | 34 | 22 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 92 |
Freeze m | 4550 | 4900 | 4450 | 4400 | 4750 | 4350 | 4500 | 4800 | 4350 | 4500 | 4950 | 4400 | 4550 | 4800 | 4300 | 4400 | 4550 | 4300 |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
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Purgatory Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 18 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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