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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1650 m
Issued: 5 pm  08 Jul 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

0.6cm0.2in
Tue 8th (NGT)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri morning).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 36.0mm), mainly falling Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
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Bottom Lift: 
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 km/h
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Last snowfall: 5 Jul 2025
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Snow History

Week 2 of July has on average:
0.4
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.8
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
2.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.