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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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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at 1200 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | |
max °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
min °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
34 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 65 | 47 | 71 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 53 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 87 | 86 | |
3950 | 3650 | 3450 | 3550 | 3900 | 4100 | 4200 | 4300 | 4200 | 3950 | 3600 | 3400 | 3000 | 3150 | 3350 | 3350 | 3200 | 3250 | |
 | 4:20 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — |
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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 9 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate 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 - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at the specific elevation of 1200 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hachimantai Shimokura 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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