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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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Minakami Kogen at 1248 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 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 52.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°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 | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | |
max °C | 17 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
min °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
47 | 63 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 38 | 50 | 74 | 95 | 96 | 96 | |
3600 | 3750 | 3600 | 3700 | 4200 | 4450 | 4400 | 4250 | 4200 | 3950 | 3750 | 3550 | 3500 | 3700 | 3300 | 3400 | 3300 | |
 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — |
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Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma 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. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 1248 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minakami Kogen. 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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