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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #290 – Thanksgiving Storm Cycle
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 26 November 2025: Thanksgiving storms deliver early-season snowfall across Canada and the USA.
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Rainbow at 1760 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 27 Nov 2025
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Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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— | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
min°C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
71 | 95 | 96 | 61 | 49 | 45 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 54 | 45 | 94 | 67 | 57 | 50 | 72 | 40 | 41 | 29 | |
3700 | 3450 | 3400 | 3300 | 3450 | 2950 | 3300 | 3550 | 3300 | 3350 | 3200 | 3200 | 3350 | 3000 | 2450 | 2500 | 3000 | 3000 | 3350 | |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:46 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue morning).
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Latest snow reports near Rainbow:
Rainbow Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of November has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Top of T lift on Rainbow Ski field by Daniel
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Rainbow at the specific elevation of 1760 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rainbow. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
Overall 3.5 Based on 10 votes and 4 reviews
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- bill blyth from New Zealand writes:
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
Visitor Reviews of Rainbow
bill blyth from New Zealand writes:
Awesome safe field, great for kids and very friendly staff.. snowmaking was spot on with nice powder to ski on.. a pleasant change from the money hunger of NZski unhappy and abusive staff. Thumbs up Rainbow keep up the good work.
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