Fresh Snowfall In the Alps
Ski areas in the Alps are celebrating the first significant fresh snowfall of September, with accumulations of up to 20cm (8") reported.
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Biwako Valley at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 16 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, gales from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | clear | |
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mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
max °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
min °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
chill °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Humid % | 81 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 89 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 68 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 82 | 87 | 83 | 69 |
Freeze m | 4450 | 4450 | 4100 | 4400 | 4550 | 4600 | 4600 | 4550 | 4500 | 4550 | 4600 | 4650 | 4800 | 5050 | 5300 | 5400 | 5350 | 5050 |
 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of September 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 - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Biwako Valley at the specific elevation of 950 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Biwako Valley. 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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