Swain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Swain is: Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).
Swain Weather (Days 4-6): Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.0 m | 8 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.5 m | 7 | |
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | heavy rain | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | heavy rain | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
max °C | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 12 | -1 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
min °C | -2 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
-8 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -3 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -3 | 7 | -3 | |
60 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 95 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 84 | 70 | 60 | 83 | 89 | 97 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 98 | |
1300 | 2800 | 3200 | 3100 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 650 | 800 | 1650 | 1850 | 2000 | 1150 | |
 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 15°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night).
Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).
Latest snow reports near Swain:
| Top snow depth: | 102 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 51 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 14 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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