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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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Hakuba Minekata at 945 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 16 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 50.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu 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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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | |
max °C | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
min °C | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
45 | 79 | 40 | 46 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 69 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 68 | 97 | 97 | 97 | |
3700 | 3800 | 3800 | 3800 | 4300 | 4450 | 4350 | 4250 | 4200 | 4000 | 3800 | 3600 | 3600 | 3750 | 3500 | 3600 | 3500 | |
 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
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Hakuba Minekata 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 - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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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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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 945 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Minekata. 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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