Purgatory Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Purgatory is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
Purgatory Weather (Days 4-6): Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -8 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -6 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -4 | |
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
| |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | |  | | |
heavy snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
11 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -7 | -6 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -14 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -1 | -1 | -5 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
min °C | -8 | -10 | -21 | -18 | -11 | -14 | -10 | -9 | -17 | -13 | -5 | -11 | -4 | -1 | -6 | -3 | 1 | -4 |
-16 | -16 | -27 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -22 | -18 | -5 | -14 | -4 | -1 | -6 | -5 | 1 | -4 | |
94 | 89 | 92 | 52 | 76 | 96 | 79 | 79 | 85 | 47 | 83 | 52 | 48 | 85 | 70 | 76 | 88 | 69 | |
1950 | 1500 | 0 | 1150 | 1350 | 1150 | 1500 | 1600 | 0 | 2050 | 2250 | 1300 | 2800 | 2800 | 1550 | 3200 | 3050 | 2050 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Purgatory:
Light snow reported from Telluride Region Airport at 8671 feet only 4 miles W of Telluride Ski Resort from Telluride
Heavy snow reported from Telluride Region Airport at 8671 feet only 4 miles W of Telluride Ski Resort from Telluride
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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