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Winter Wonderland
Telluride - Winter Wonderland - Rocky Mountains
Telluride, Colorado, United States
Snow landscapes during golden hour sunshine or blue hour clear skies
Upcoming Opportunities
When all conditions match, PhotoWeather marks an opportunity window.
Times shown in America/Denver
Next opportunity
Light Snowy Landscape (crisp, fresh, blue hour) at Sunrise
Telluride
Tomorrow · 06:00–07:00 · 1h window
Medium confidence
58%
❄️Snow Depth0.2m
☁️Total Cloud Coverage27.9%
What this forecast looks for
Plain-language explanation from the ruleThis forecast identifies the magic window after fresh snowfall: when the snow has stopped, skies are clearing, and pristine powder covers the landscape. We track snowfall accumulation, clearing patterns, and visibility to predict optimal conditions.
Colorado's Rocky Mountains receive over 300 inches of annual snowfall in many locations, creating world-renowned winter photography opportunities. The key is timing—fresh snow transforms the landscape, but you need clearing skies and light to capture it at its best.
What makes the Rocky Mountains special for winter photography:
- Champagne powder - Colorado's dry, light snow drapes landscapes in photogenic detail
- High altitude - Many locations above 10,000 feet receive consistent, quality snowfall
- Dramatic peaks - The Maroon Bells, Crested Butte, and countless fourteeners provide stunning backdrops
- Clear post-storm skies - Colorado's 300+ sunny days often follow snowstorms with brilliant light
The best fresh snow conditions occur November through March. Our forecast tracks the critical window: snow has accumulated (5+ cm in 6 hours), current snowfall has stopped, and clearing is underway. This is when you get pristine, untouched landscapes with good visibility. Move quickly—wind and sun begin transforming fresh powder within hours.
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72-hour requirements breakdown
What passed or failed, hour by hourOR logic: one branch per group is enough
Meets requirement
Misses requirement
Time America/Denver | Snow Depth ≥ 0.1m | Temperature ≤ 2.0°C | Visibility ≥ 5000.0m | Wind Speed ≤ 8.0m/s | Precipitation Chance ≤ 30.0% | Golden Hour OR1·B1Any | Sunshine Duration OR1·B1≥ 1800.0seconds | Blue Hour OR1·B2Any | Total Cloud Coverage OR1·B2≤ 50.0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Feb 21 | |||||||||
| 12:00 | 0.41m | -5.4°C | 24135m | 2.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 0% |
| 13:00 | 0.39m | -5.1°C | 24134m | 2.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 0% |
| 14:00 | 0.36m | -4.9°C | 24135m | 2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 0% |
| 15:00 | 0.36m | -4.9°C | 24135m | 1.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 16:00 | 0.36m | -5.4°C | 24135m | 1.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 17:00 | 0.35m | -7.1°C | 24135m | 1.2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 18:00 | 0.35m | -13°C | 24135m | 2.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 19:00 | 0.35m | -13°C | 24134m | 3.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 20:00 | 0.35m | -13°C | 24135m | 3.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 21:00 | 0.35m | -14°C | 24134m | 4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 22:00 | 0.35m | -14°C | 24135m | 4.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 23:00 | 0.35m | -14°C | 24134m | 4.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| Sun, Feb 22 | |||||||||
| 24:00 | 0.35m | -14°C | 24134m | 4.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 01:00 | 0.35m | -14°C | 24134m | 4.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 0.1% |
| 02:00 | 0.35m | -13°C | 24135m | 4.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 0% |
| 03:00 | 0.35m | -13°C | 24135m | 4.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 0% |
| 04:00 | 0.35m | -13°C | 24135m | 4.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 4.9% |
| 05:00 | 0.34m | -13°C | 24134m | 4.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 06:00 | 0.28m | -13°C | 24135m | 4.5m/s | 0% | ✓ | 0seconds | ✓ | 5% |
| 07:00 | 0.28m | -13°C | 24135m | 4.5m/s | 0% | ✓ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5.1% |
| 08:00 | 0.28m | -9°C | 24135m | 3.7m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 09:00 | 0.28m | -3.3°C | 24135m | 1.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 10:00 | 0.27m | -1.3°C | 24135m | 1.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 11:00 | 0.25m | -0.38°C | 24135m | 1.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 12:00 | 0.24m | -0.11°C | 24134m | 1.6m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 13:00 | 0.22m | 0.35°C | 24134m | 1.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5.1% |
| 14:00 | 0.2m | 0.52°C | 24135m | 1.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 15:00 | 0.19m | 0.33°C | 24135m | 1.7m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 16:00 | 0.18m | -0.07°C | 24135m | 1.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5.4% |
| 17:00 | 0.17m | -1.4°C | 24135m | 1.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 39% |
| 18:00 | 0.17m | -6.4°C | 24135m | 1.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 60% |
| 19:00 | 0.17m | -7°C | 24135m | 2.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 20:00 | 0.17m | -6.7°C | 24135m | 3.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 98% |
| 21:00 | 0.17m | -7°C | 24134m | 3.2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 22:00 | 0.17m | -7.2°C | 24135m | 3.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 23:00 | 0.17m | -7.2°C | 24134m | 3.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| Mon, Feb 23 | |||||||||
| 24:00 | 0.17m | -7.4°C | 24135m | 3.2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 01:00 | 0.17m | -7.6°C | 24134m | 3.2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 98% |
| 02:00 | 0.17m | -8.1°C | 24135m | 3.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 65% |
| 03:00 | 0.17m | -8.2°C | 24134m | 3.6m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 6.1% |
| 04:00 | 0.17m | -8.4°C | 24134m | 3.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5.3% |
| 05:00 | 0.17m | -8.4°C | 24135m | 3.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 17% |
| 06:00 | 0.17m | -8.3°C | 24134m | 3.2m/s | 0% | ✓ | 0seconds | ✓ | 28% |
| 07:00 | 0.17m | -7.9°C | 24135m | 3.6m/s | 0% | ✓ | 0seconds | ✕ | 6.7% |
| 08:00 | 0.17m | -4.6°C | 24135m | 3.2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 09:00 | 0.17m | 0.48°C | 24134m | 1.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 5% |
| 10:00 | 0.16m | 1.9°C | 24134m | 0.81m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 4.8% |
| 11:00 | 0.15m | 2.7°C | 24134m | 0.94m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 4.9% |
| 12:00 | 0.14m | 3°C | 22706m | 1.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5.3% |
| 13:00 | 0.12m | 2.9°C | 22700m | 1.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 6.4% |
| 14:00 | 0.11m | 3°C | 22721m | 1.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 99% |
| 15:00 | 0.1m | 2.8°C | 22723m | 1.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 96% |
| 16:00 | 0.1m | 2.5°C | 22765m | 0.47m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 5.7% |
| 17:00 | 0.1m | 0.96°C | 24135m | 0.11m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 97% |
| 18:00 | 0.1m | -2.8°C | 24134m | 2.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 99% |
| 19:00 | 0.1m | -3.4°C | 24134m | 2.7m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 74% |
| 20:00 | 0.1m | -4.4°C | 24135m | 2.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 66% |
| 21:00 | 0.1m | -5.1°C | 24135m | 3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 32% |
| 22:00 | 0.1m | -5.3°C | 24135m | 3.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 20% |
| 23:00 | 0.1m | -5.7°C | 24135m | 3.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 26% |
| Tue, Feb 24 | |||||||||
| 24:00 | 0.09m | -5.6°C | 24134m | 3.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 01:00 | 0.09m | -5.9°C | 24134m | 3.7m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 41% |
| 02:00 | 0.09m | -6°C | 24135m | 3.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 24% |
| 03:00 | 0.09m | -6.3°C | 24135m | 3.6m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 63% |
| 04:00 | 0.09m | -6.3°C | 24134m | 3.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 94% |
| 05:00 | 0.09m | -5.9°C | 24135m | 3.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 94% |
| 06:00 | 0.09m | -6°C | 24134m | 3.8m/s | 0% | ✓ | 0seconds | ✓ | 22% |
| 07:00 | 0.09m | -5.7°C | 24135m | 3.9m/s | 0% | ✓ | 0seconds | ✕ | 88% |
| 08:00 | 0.09m | -2.6°C | 24135m | 3.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 45% |
| 09:00 | 0.09m | 1.3°C | 24134m | 2.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 99% |
| 10:00 | 0.09m | 2.8°C | 24135m | 2.1m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 11:00 | 0.08m | 3.3°C | 24135m | 2.4m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 97% |
| 12:00 | 0.07m | 3.9°C | 24134m | 2.6m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 66% |
| 13:00 | 0.07m | 4.4°C | 22793m | 2.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 61% |
| 14:00 | 0.06m | 4.4°C | 22708m | 2.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 20% |
| 15:00 | 0.06m | 4.1°C | 22704m | 2.6m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 27% |
| 16:00 | 0.05m | 3.4°C | 22740m | 2.3m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 7% |
| 17:00 | 0.05m | 1.6°C | 24135m | 1.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 78% |
| 18:00 | 0.05m | 0.68°C | 24135m | 2.2m/s | 0% | ✕ | 2400seconds | ✕ | 59% |
| 19:00 | 0.04m | -0.23°C | 24135m | 2.5m/s | 0% | ✕ | 1200seconds | ✕ | 40% |
| 20:00 | 0.04m | -1.1°C | 24135m | 2.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 21% |
| 21:00 | 0.04m | -1.2°C | 24135m | 2.8m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 16% |
| 22:00 | 0.04m | -1.3°C | 24135m | 2.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 11% |
| 23:00 | 0.04m | -1.3°C | 24135m | 2.9m/s | 0% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 6.4% |
| Wed, Feb 25 | |||||||||
| 24:00 | 0.04m | -0.19°C | 24135m | 2.8m/s | 1.7% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 34% |
| 01:00 | 0.04m | 0.95°C | 24135m | 2.6m/s | 3.3% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 62% |
| 02:00 | 0.04m | 2.1°C | 24135m | 2.5m/s | 5% | ✕ | 0seconds | ✕ | 90% |
| 03:00 | 0.04m | 3.3°C | 23779m | 3.3m/s | 20% | ✕ | 1200seconds | ✕ | 89% |
| 04:00 | 0.03m | 4.6°C | 23424m | 4.1m/s | 35% | ✕ | 2400seconds | ✕ | 87% |
| 05:00 | 0.03m | 5.8°C | 23068m | 4.9m/s | 50% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 86% |
| 06:00 | 0.03m | 4.6°C | 15453m | 4.7m/s | 50% | ✓ | 3600seconds | ✓ | 90% |
| 07:00 | 0.03m | 3.4°C | 7838m | 4.5m/s | 49% | ✓ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 95% |
| 08:00 | 0.03m | 2.2°C | 222m | 4.3m/s | 49% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 100% |
| 09:00 | 0.03m | 2.3°C | 5613m | 4.2m/s | 61% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 77% |
| 10:00 | 0.03m | 2.4°C | 11003m | 4.1m/s | 73% | ✕ | 3600seconds | ✕ | 53% |
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