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What does purple mean on OpenSnow? ›

Scroll down to view every weather icon that would be present on OpenSnow. Alerts: 🟧 Orange = Powder (Forecast of 6+ inches from the previous night and current day). 🟩 Green = Rain (Expect rain on all of the mountain). 🟪 Purple = Snow/Rain (Expect a transition from snow to rain on the mountain).

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Orange = Powder (Forecast of 6+ inches from the previous night and current day) Green = Rain (Expect rain on all of the mountain) Purple = Snow/Rain (Expect a transition from snow to rain on the mountain) Yellow = Wind (Wind gusts greater than 45 mph and possible lift closures)

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Blue bars show snowfall under 6 inches. Orange bars show snowfall over 6 inches. Purple bars indicate mixed precip (rain/snow).

Snow can also turn yellow from contact with pigments from fallen leaves, pollen, dust, sand, and air pollution. Exposure to various natural elements, growths of algae or bacteria, and contact with assorted pollutants can turn snow a variety of shades of red, green, orange, brown or grey-black.

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Weather Channel would be the most accurate. For a period of fifty-eight days, data was collected from all three companies regarding temperature, humidity, and wind speed.

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After a year of dominance, El Niño released its hold on the tropical Pacific in May 2024, according to NOAA's latest update.

Does El Niño mean more snow? ›

In general, El Niño conditions lead to wetter, snowier conditions in Amarillo and cooler maximum temperatures during the winter. La Niña conditions lead to drier and warmer temperatures overall, with notable extreme cold spells.

There's a scientific reason that snow is white.

Light is scattered and bounces off the ice crystals in the snow. The reflected light includes all the colors, which, together, look white.

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The ECMWF is generally considered to be the most accurate global model, with the US's GFS slightly behind.

OpenSnow is one of the best ski apps for predicting snow conditions, with hourly, daily and 10-day forecasts for more than 2,000 mountain locations across the globe. The app (on Android and iOS) has mountain cams, analysis from local forecasters and a 'Powder Finder' tool to help you seek out the deepest snow each day.

Purple= Extremely heavy rain or hail.

● Cool colors (green) / negative values indicate wind moving toward the radar. ● Purple indicates “range folding”— where the radar cannot determine the radial velocity. Velocity image of a large-scale weather system.

The colors on a weather map indicate the amount of precipitation an area is, or will be, receiving. Generally speaking the darker the color the more precipitation indicated. Light and dark blue usually indicate snow, while dark red and purple mean strong to severe thunder storms.

The darker the colour the higher the level of precipitation. For rainfall, the purple colours indicate an area of very heavy rainfall and storm-like conditions. You will mostly see purple patches at the centre of heavy weather fronts or storms.