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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1760 m
Issued: 6 am  15 Oct 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

5.0cm2.0in
Sat 18th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Mild with moderate rain (total 11.0mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
-2
25
cloud
Bottom Lift: 
-2
15
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 km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
35
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45
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25
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40
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35
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20
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35
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 cm 
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 mm 
10
1
1
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13
max°C
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1
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4
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5
6
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3
4
2
-3
-1
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3
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2
6
2
2
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-4
-2
-1
1
2
1
4
6
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chill°C 
-7
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-7
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-2
3
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-4
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-10
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-9
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Humid% 
64
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83
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43
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49
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33
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85
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55
95
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94
95
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Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
Sunset
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55

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Last snowfall: 7 Oct 2025
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Snow History

Week 3 of October has on average:
0.6
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.6
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.2
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.