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Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Akakura Champion at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 26 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 40.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
— | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 10 | 2 | |
max °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
min °C | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -3 | |
68 | 56 | 66 | 97 | 86 | 78 | 46 | 54 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 96 | 93 | 97 | 88 | 94 | 99 | 53 | |
2800 | 2850 | 3150 | 2750 | 2550 | 2800 | 2800 | 2900 | 2550 | 2600 | 2400 | 2150 | 2750 | 2750 | 2900 | 2600 | 1950 | 2450 | |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
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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 4 of April has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | 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 - 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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