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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Hachimantai Shimokura Ski Area at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 27 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
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1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
min °C | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | |
55 | 82 | 66 | 87 | 95 | 98 | 99 | 71 | 67 | 58 | 52 | 62 | 62 | 82 | 98 | 78 | 63 | 53 | |
2500 | 2350 | 2400 | 1850 | 2050 | 1900 | 1550 | 1600 | 1300 | 1550 | 2300 | 3100 | 2700 | 2450 | 2200 | 2050 | 2250 | 2200 | |
 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
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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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