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Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1540 m
Issued: 12 pm  15 Oct 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

3.0cm1.2in
Sun 19th (AM)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 34.0mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
1
25
part cloud
Bottom Lift: 
3
20
part cloud
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6 Day Forecast
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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 km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
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15
W
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
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 cm 
3
 mm 
8
10
16
15
1
max°C
2
3
0
4
6
0
7
8
3
4
4
4
0
1
-1
4
5
5
6
7
3
min°C
1
2
0
2
3
-2
3
6
0
3
4
-2
-1
1
-2
1
2
2
6
5
1
chill°C 
-3
-2
-5
-3
-1
-5
0
4
-5
-2
-2
-6
-6
-4
-6
-4
-4
-4
1
0
-6
Humid% 
72
73
88
90
46
76
53
40
38
79
86
80
97
71
86
73
63
92
96
64
85
Freezing level (m
1500
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2050
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1700
2950
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1350
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3450
2650
2950
3200
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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:
0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.4
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.