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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #312
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure.
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Biwako Valley at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 30 Apr 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 50.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. rain | mod. rain | risk thun- der | light rain | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | |
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9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
max °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
min °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
97 | 98 | 87 | 96 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 55 | 70 | 98 | 99 | 97 | 89 | 88 | 39 | 40 | |
3650 | 3550 | 2400 | 2350 | 3000 | 3350 | 3550 | 3300 | 3900 | 4250 | 4100 | 3250 | 2350 | 3050 | 3500 | 3450 | |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:44 | — |
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Biwako Valley 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 - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of May 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. |
0.1 | 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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