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Swain at 396 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 30 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
max °C | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
min °C | 13 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
chill °C | 12 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | -2 |
Humid % | 66 | 64 | 75 | 80 | 58 | 60 | 95 | 64 | 78 | 56 | 51 | 70 | 45 | 50 | 86 | 76 | 66 | 83 |
Freeze m | 4100 | 4200 | 4050 | 4350 | 4150 | 4250 | 4000 | 3650 | 3800 | 3450 | 3400 | 3650 | 3500 | 3300 | 3100 | 1500 | 1300 | 800 |
 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 19 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - New York are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in USA - New York are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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