Swain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Swain is: Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
Swain Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.0 m | 11 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.5 m | 12 | |
Mon 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | |  |  |  |  | |
light rain | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | some clouds | clear | light rain | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | 12 | -1 | -10 | -8 | -10 | -6 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 11 |
min °C | 4 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 7 | -2 | -3 | 3 | 4 |
-1 | -25 | -23 | -19 | -19 | -15 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -4 | 2 | -8 | -9 | 1 | -1 | |
97 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 95 | 75 | 80 | 88 | 97 | 95 | 78 | 85 | 94 | 96 | 46 | 39 | 88 | |
1250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 550 | 650 | 0 | 2000 | 2000 | 400 | 0 | 1350 | 2850 | |
 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | 7:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — |
Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
Latest snow reports near Swain:
| Top snow depth: | 102 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 51 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 15 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. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Swain at the specific elevation of 495 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Swain. 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 United States.
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