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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: 2 am (local time) / 26 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||
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clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
max °C | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
min °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | |
32 | 44 | 61 | 53 | 70 | 80 | 89 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 58 | 61 | 51 | 50 | 63 | 78 | 91 | 77 | |
2750 | 2800 | 2750 | 2800 | 2550 | 2400 | 2200 | 2300 | 1950 | 1350 | 1700 | 1450 | 1700 | 2450 | 2900 | 2400 | 2350 | 2250 | |
 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 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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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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