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Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1760 m
Issued: 12 pm  13 Oct 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

1.4cm0.6in
Tue 14th (PM)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 35.0mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 35.0mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 6.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
2
20
heavy rain
Bottom Lift: 
3
10
heavy rain
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max°C
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0
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Last snowfall: 7 Oct 2025
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Snow History

Week 2 of October has on average:
0.3
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.6
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.4
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.