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🇦🇺🇳🇿 Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #316
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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 29 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 26.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | |
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3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
max °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
min °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 10 | |
70 | 87 | 60 | 80 | 43 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 38 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 46 | 95 | |
2850 | 2400 | 2650 | 3000 | 3000 | 3350 | 3700 | 3800 | 3900 | 3700 | 3700 | 3800 | 4100 | 4100 | 4250 | 4150 | |
 | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
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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: | 9 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 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. |
0.0 | 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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