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Cuchara Mountain at 3056 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 14 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | mod. rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | mod. rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | t-storm risk | |
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mm | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
max °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
min °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
chill °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Humid % | 55 | 49 | 61 | 65 | 40 | 61 | 56 | 46 | 56 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 54 | 25 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 77 |
Freeze m | 5250 | 5450 | 5250 | 5050 | 5450 | 5200 | 5150 | 5550 | 5200 | 5100 | 5300 | 5150 | 5250 | 5600 | 5450 | 5150 | 5450 | 4850 |
 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
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Cuchara Mountain Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 19 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of August 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)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cuchara Mountain at the specific elevation of 3056 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cuchara Mountain. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United States.
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Visitor Reviews of Cuchara Mountain
- Anderson Barnard from United States writes:
Cuchara is one of the nicest ski area in Colorado. Everyone is so kind and friendly, yes, it is only one lift, but Lift 5 will reopen in 3-5 years, and the area will get bigger.
Visitor Reviews of Cuchara Mountain
Anderson Barnard from United States writes:
Cuchara is one of the nicest ski area in Colorado. Everyone is so kind and friendly, yes, it is only one lift, but Lift 5 will reopen in 3-5 years, and the area will get bigger.
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