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Purgatory at 2988 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 am (local time) / 29 Mar 2026
Purgatory Weather
(Next 3 days):
Purgatory Weather (Days 4-6):
A light covering of new snow on Wed morning turning to drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.Purgatory Weather (Days 7-16):
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Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | |
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max °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
min °C | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 2 | -3 |
6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -5 | -5 | -2 | -6 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -7 | |
24 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 54 | 36 | 93 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 35 | 41 | |
3950 | 4300 | 3900 | 3900 | 4200 | 3700 | 3650 | 4000 | 3000 | 2750 | 2950 | 2150 | 3000 | 3400 | 3050 | 2750 | 3350 | 2400 | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Tue night turning to light snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow on Wed morning turning to drizzle on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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Purgatory Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 6 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | 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 2988 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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