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Showdown Ski Area at 2500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 24 Jun 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
max °C | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
min °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
chill °C | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -1 |
Humid % | 63 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 91 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 69 |
Freeze m | 3450 | 3650 | 4000 | 3850 | 3700 | 3900 | 4050 | 4150 | 3550 | 3300 | 3250 | 3100 | 3000 | 2850 | 2650 | 2750 | 2950 | 3500 |
 | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:21 |
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 13 Jun 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Montana are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of June has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Showdown Ski Area at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Showdown Ski Area. 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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