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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #313
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 8 May 2026: Colorado receives up to 90cm (36") snowfall as resorts extend late-season skiing into May.
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Purgatory at 2988 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 07 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | |
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max °C | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
min °C | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 12 |
0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 12 | |
57 | 41 | 27 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 21 | |
3400 | 4050 | 4450 | 3900 | 4200 | 4400 | 3800 | 4100 | 4650 | 4200 | 4550 | 4900 | 4600 | 4800 | 5000 | 4700 | |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
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Purgatory Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 6 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Colorado are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 2 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 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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