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A second U.S. ski area has been struck by wildfire this summer, with Montana’s Maverick Mountain now facing severe damage as the fast‑moving Sand Creek Fire burns through the resort’s upper terrain.
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Banshogahara at 1200 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 15 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | light rain | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | light rain | cloudy | t-storm risk | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | mod. rain | rain shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
max °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
min °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
chill °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Humid % | 94 | 84 | 97 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 94 | 83 | 62 | 93 | 89 | 70 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 92 |
Freeze m | 4850 | 4850 | 4900 | 4900 | 4900 | 5100 | 5050 | 5100 | 5300 | 5000 | 5050 | 5100 | 5050 | 5000 | 5100 | 4900 | 4950 | 4950 |
 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
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Banshogahara 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 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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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Banshogahara at the specific elevation of 1200 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Banshogahara. 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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