South American Ski Area Extends Season After Huge Snowfalls
Chile’s Portillo ski area has announced it is extending its 2026 season by several week into mid-October after massive snowfalls over the past month.
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Ruwenzori at 5109 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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 cm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
min °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
chill °C | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Humid % | 60 | 64 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 74 | 66 |
Freeze m | 5100 | 4900 | 4900 | 4950 | 4900 | 5000 | 4950 | 5000 | 4950 | 5000 | 5000 | 4950 | 5000 | 4900 | 4950 | 5000 |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
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Ruwenzori Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 5 Apr 2023 |
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Other resorts in Uganda are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
2.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Uganda are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ruwenzori at the specific elevation of 5109 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ruwenzori. 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 Uganda.
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