Global Weekly Snow Roundup #328
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 20 August 2026: The Northern Hemisphere has no outdoor lift-served skiing, while Argentina’s Marte chair opens and Southern Hemisphere resorts continue posting strong conditions.
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Shirao Ski Area at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 21 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 32.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | light rain | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | some clouds | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | clear | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 6 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
max °C | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
min °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
chill °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Humid % | 85 | 89 | 75 | 70 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 94 | 86 | 78 | 95 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 88 | 90 |
Freeze m | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 | 4950 | 4900 | 4900 | 4950 | 5050 | 5200 | 5150 | 5050 | 4950 | 5050 | 5200 | 5250 | 5150 | 5150 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — |
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| 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 - Gifu 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 - Gifu are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Shirao Ski Area at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shirao Ski Area. 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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