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Akakura Champion at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
min °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -1 | -8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |
58 | 43 | 36 | 36 | 54 | 86 | 96 | 83 | 96 | 43 | 50 | 64 | 39 | 55 | 70 | 74 | 85 | 60 | |
2500 | 2650 | 3150 | 3000 | 3200 | 4250 | 3600 | 2550 | 1400 | 2700 | 3100 | 3400 | 3300 | 3100 | 3000 | 3350 | 3200 | 3000 | |
 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:39 | — |
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Akakura Champion 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 - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
0.2 | 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 - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Akakura Champion at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Akakura Champion. 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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