Access Road to Ski Portillo in Chile Now Closed For 4 Weeks Straight
Access to the iconic ski resort of Portillo in Chile by road has now been closed for what’s thought to be and unprecedented four straight weeks.
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Popocatepetl at 4250 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 12 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 26.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
max °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
min °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
chill °C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Humid % | 55 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 79 | 69 | 72 | 61 | 58 | 46 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 75 | 59 | 47 | 52 |
Freeze m | 5100 | 4950 | 4900 | 5100 | 4900 | 5000 | 5200 | 5100 | 5000 | 5250 | 5100 | 4950 | 5200 | 4950 | 4850 | 5150 | 5050 |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
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Popocatepetl Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Mexico 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. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Popocatepetl at the specific elevation of 4250 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Popocatepetl. 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 Mexico.
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Visitor Reviews of Popocatepetl
- Taylor Ramsay from United States writes:
I cannot seem to find any information on how to ski at Popo or where there might be lifts. I read the most recent comment here from El Pico de Orizaba and felt hopeful, but I cannot find any further information. Does anyone have any more info?
Visitor Reviews of Popocatepetl
Taylor Ramsay from United States writes:
I cannot seem to find any information on how to ski at Popo or where there might be lifts. I read the most recent comment here from El Pico de Orizaba and felt hopeful, but I cannot find any further information. Does anyone have any more info?
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