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Gällivare at 375 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 41.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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light rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | |
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mm | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
min °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
chill °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
Humid % | 95 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 87 | 81 | 77 | 83 | 71 | 65 | 87 | 70 | 60 | 81 | 58 | 56 | 70 |
Freeze m | 2400 | 2450 | 2550 | 2500 | 2400 | 2250 | 2400 | 2300 | 2250 | 2400 | 2300 | 2250 | 2350 | 2300 | 2300 | 2500 | 2400 |
 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:39 |
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Gällivare Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 6 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Sweden 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 Sweden are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Gällivare at the specific elevation of 375 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Gällivare. 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 Sweden.
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Resort name is also written as Gallivare.
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