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Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 14 May 2026: Fresh snowfall in Argentina, Australia and Lesotho signals winter’s approach, while Japan maintains the world’s deepest snowpack.
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Heavens Sonohara Snow World at 1600 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 17 May 2026
Now
Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 71.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | |||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
max °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
min °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
67 | 45 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 67 | 92 | 92 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 95 | |
4050 | 3800 | 4450 | 4550 | 4600 | 4500 | 4450 | 4300 | 4200 | 4200 | 4150 | 4050 | 3800 | 4100 | 4000 | 3700 | 3750 | 4100 | |
 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:51 | — |
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| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 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 - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Heavens Sonohara Snow World at the specific elevation of 1600 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Heavens Sonohara Snow World. 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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