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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for Asia, updated 23 April 2026: Japan’s snow eases but still delivers 45cm (18") dumps, with Seki Onsen maintaining a remarkable 610cm (244") base.
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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 23 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | |
max °C | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
min °C | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
42 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 58 | 42 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 48 | 63 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 54 | 86 | |
1950 | 1700 | 1400 | 1500 | 1050 | 1400 | 2450 | 2700 | 2800 | 2800 | 2750 | 2650 | 2550 | 2400 | 2300 | 2450 | 2150 | |
 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of April has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | 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 - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area 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 Hachimantai Shimokura 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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