Hagurosan Snow History

Average Snow and Weather Conditions in Hagurosan during April (week 3):

The average snowfall forecast during week 3 of April for Hagurosan is 1 cm. There are typically 0.1 snowy days during this week.Hagurosan typical weather and snow conditions during the third week of April at the middle elevation of the ski area at 344m, based on historical averages over the last 12 years: At this time of year the average freezing level (1966m) is well above the middle elevation of Hagurosan. Snow falls on just one day every 7 years in Hagurosan in the middle of April but it rains often, with rain falling on three or four days during this particular week of April. In the years when snow falls at this time of year, forecast model average snowfall for the week is 7cm. Typical temperatures are well above freezing both day and night at the middle elevation in Hagurosan during week three of April with the average afternoon temperature 10.1°C and the minimum temperature 8.4°C. Expect the sun to come out on two or three days per week. Mainly light winds (average 18km/h) are unlikely to affect lift operations but the historical norm is for the mean wind to reach 30km/h one day per week. Based on historical averages, we do not expect any powder days or any bluebird days at the middle elevation of the ski area of Hagurosan at this time of year.