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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Purgatory at 2679 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 25 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||
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some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light rain | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | |
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— | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
max °C | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
min °C | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
2 | 5 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -2 | 0 | -5 | -3 | 1 | -7 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | |
33 | 30 | 99 | 98 | 81 | 93 | 84 | 84 | 68 | 67 | 54 | 67 | 51 | 39 | 55 | 43 | 40 | 82 | |
3300 | 3850 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 2550 | 2650 | 3050 | 2450 | 2700 | 3350 | 2400 | 3250 | 3750 | 3050 | 3650 | 4050 | 3250 | |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
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Purgatory Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | 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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