Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow News #329
Weekly Snow News for Northern Hemisphere, updated 27 August 2026: Alpine glaciers see light 10cm (4") top-ups and welcome sub-freezing nights, though ski areas remain closed.
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Akakura Kanko at 660 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 28 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 35.0mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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mm | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 22 |
min °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
chill °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
Humid % | 91 | 88 | 85 | 96 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 84 | 88 | 73 | 54 | 84 | 67 | 45 | 72 |
Freeze m | 4550 | 4900 | 4800 | 4950 | 5000 | 5000 | 5050 | 5150 | 5200 | 5100 | 5050 | 5050 | 5100 | 5150 | 5400 | 5550 | 5400 | 5500 |
 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
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Akakura Kanko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of August 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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Photos of Akakura Kanko
Overlooking Lake Nojiri from the top of Akakura Kanko by Charlie Evans
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Akakura Kanko by Chris Ivin
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Akakura Kanko at the specific elevation of 660 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Akakura Kanko. 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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Resort name is also written as Akakura-Shin-Akakura.
Visitor Reviews of Akakura Kanko
Overall 4.1 Based on 3 votes and 3 reviews
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- Nicholas Klar from Japan writes:
Akakura is probably the area's most popular resort. It has a wide variety of terrain, good powder snow for much of the season and a cute little ski village for hot springs, bars and souvenir shopping. For more information search for 'akakura onsen' or try or http://myoko-nojiri.com/ski.htm (English)
Visitor Reviews of Akakura Kanko
Nicholas Klar from Japan writes:
Akakura is probably the area's most popular resort. It has a wide variety of terrain, good powder snow for much of the season and a cute little ski village for hot springs, bars and souvenir shopping. For more information search for 'akakura onsen' or try or http://myoko-nojiri.com/ski.htm (English)
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