Swain Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Swain is: Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).
Swain Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.0 m | 11 |  | |||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.6 m | 10 | |
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | | |
clear | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | -4 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 6 |
min °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -3 | 0 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -1 |
8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | -12 | -14 | -10 | -12 | -7 | -8 | -14 | -14 | -7 | -3 | |
61 | 84 | 90 | 96 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 35 | 80 | 89 | 74 | 55 | 77 | |
3100 | 3300 | 3300 | 3500 | 3400 | 3400 | 400 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 550 | 1000 | 50 | 0 | 450 | 2200 | |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).
Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night).
Latest snow reports near Swain:
| Top snow depth: | 102 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 64 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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