Swain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Swain is: Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
Swain Weather (Days 4-6): Mild at first with light rain (total 4.0mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.0 m | -2 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | 0 | |
Wed 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | | | | |
light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -5 | -5 | -10 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -13 |
-8 | -9 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 5 | -2 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -18 | |
63 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 75 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 71 | 49 | 86 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 77 | 83 | 98 | |
350 | 0 | 900 | 850 | 0 | 2050 | 2150 | 2000 | 2350 | 2350 | 2300 | 2400 | 2250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
Mild at first with light rain (total 4.0mm) on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Swain:
| Top snow depth: | 102 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 64 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 10 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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