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

New snow in Rainbow

1.5cm0.6in
Sat 18th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Tue 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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
-2
20
part cloud
Bottom Lift: 
-2
15
part cloud
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Wednesday
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 km/h
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W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
25
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45
NW
15
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20
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20
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25
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35
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 cm 
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 mm 
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6
4
8
max°C
0
2
3
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5
6
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7
8
3
5
4
2
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1
-2
2
1
4
min°C
-2
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2
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2
4
-2
3
6
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4
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-2
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-1
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chill°C 
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-5
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-5
-3
0
-5
0
4
-5
-2
-2
-6
-8
-4
-8
-7
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-3
Humid% 
76
74
71
91
92
48
71
52
43
44
75
92
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96
76
87
82
97
96
Freezing level (m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:53
7:54

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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.