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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1540 m
Issued: 12 pm  14 Oct 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

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Tue 14th (PM)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Light rain (total 4.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Light rain (total 4.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 17.0mm) heaviest on Sat night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
1
5
snow showers
Bottom Lift: 
3
5
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 km/h
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SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
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25
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10
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 cm 
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 mm 
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2
5
12
3
max°C
3
2
0
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5
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1
7
9
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7
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min°C
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1
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2
4
-1
4
6
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4
4
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1
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Humid% 
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87
81
69
93
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Sunrise
6:41
6:39
6:37
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6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:53
7:54

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Snow History

Week 2 of October has on average:
0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.7
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.1
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.