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🇦🇺🇳🇿 Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #316
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 28 May 2026: Cold temperatures, snowmaking and light snowfall raise optimism ahead of Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 ski season openings.
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Purgatory at 2679 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 29 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | |||||||||||||
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cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |
max °C | 14 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 8 |
min °C | 12 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 7 | |
26 | 20 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 45 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 58 | 54 | |
4250 | 4550 | 3200 | 3550 | 4250 | 3850 | 4200 | 4700 | 4300 | 4600 | 4850 | 4550 | 4800 | 5000 | 4600 | 4750 | 4700 | 4400 | |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:28 | — |
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| 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 4 of May has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | 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 Purgatory at the specific elevation of 2679 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Purgatory. 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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