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Rainbow Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow at 1650 m
Issued: 5 am  17 May 2025 (local time)

New snow in Rainbow

1.1cm0.4in
Mon 19th (AM)
The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 57.0mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Rainbow Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Rainbow is: Heavy rain (total 57.0mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Rainbow Weather (Days 4-6): Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.


Rainbow Live Weather

ResortSnow DepthTemp. (°C)Wind (km/h)Weather
Top Lift: 
4
15
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Bottom Lift: 
5
10
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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 km/h
15
W
15
WNW
35
NNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
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10
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10
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20
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 cm 
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 mm 
48
7
2.0
max°C
5
5
7
6
5
2
-2
-1
-1
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4
3
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3
3
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4
3
4
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min°C
4
4
4
5
3
-1
-2
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-3
0
4
1
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
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chill°C 
0
0
-1
1
0
-4
-6
-4
-8
-5
0
1
-3
2
1
0
1
0
-2
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Humid% 
77
80
98
90
78
78
80
75
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81
76
85
91
68
72
66
67
40
59
74
78
Freezing level (m
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Sunrise
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
7:37
Sunset
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:12

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Last snowfall: 1 May 2025
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Snow History

Week 3 of May has on average:
0.3
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.2
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.3
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.