Swain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Swain is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).
Swain Weather (Days 4-6): Mild with moderate rain (total 16.0mm) on Fri night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.0 m | -10 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.5 m | -9 | |
Tue 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | |  |  | | |  | |
light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | heavy rain | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | mod. snow | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
max °C | -8 | -10 | -6 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
min °C | -9 | -12 | -11 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -1 |
-19 | -18 | -16 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -6 | |
81 | 91 | 74 | 63 | 85 | 90 | 98 | 79 | 58 | 78 | 99 | 80 | 61 | 86 | 82 | 98 | 97 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 750 | 700 | 0 | 1650 | 2000 | 1800 | 2150 | 2400 | 2400 | 2900 | 3150 | 300 | |
 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 7:19 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).
Mild with moderate rain (total 16.0mm) on Fri night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
Latest snow reports near Swain:
| Top snow depth: | 102 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 51 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. |
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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