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Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 14 May 2026: Fresh snowfall in Argentina, Australia and Lesotho signals winter’s approach, while Japan maintains the world’s deepest snowpack.
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Shirao Ski Area at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 69.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | heavy rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | |
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1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 10 | 23 | 19 | |
max °C | 19 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
min °C | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
62 | 87 | 45 | 38 | 68 | 44 | 45 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 72 | 62 | 59 | 95 | 98 | 100 | 99 | |
3600 | 3950 | 4050 | 3950 | 4300 | 4500 | 4500 | 4400 | 4400 | 4050 | 4050 | 3850 | 4050 | 3700 | 3700 | 3800 | 3750 | |
 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
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Shirao Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of May has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Shirao Ski Area at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shirao Ski Area. 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 Japan.
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