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🇦🇺🇳🇿 Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #316
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 28 May 2026: Cold temperatures, snowmaking and light snowfall raise optimism ahead of Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 ski season openings.
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Huascaran at 5548 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 28 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | |||||||||||||
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max °C | 0 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
min °C | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -5 |
-6 | -9 | -10 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -9 | |
24 | 37 | 44 | 33 | 61 | 77 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 53 | 76 | 76 | 44 | 52 | 73 | 42 | 58 | 56 | |
5400 | 5500 | 5100 | 5450 | 5400 | 4950 | 5300 | 5450 | 5000 | 5200 | 5350 | 5050 | 5350 | 5550 | 5100 | 5350 | 5450 | 5150 | |
 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
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Huascaran Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 25 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Peru are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of May has on average:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Peru are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Huascaran at the specific elevation of 5548 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Huascaran. 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 Peru.
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Visitor Reviews of Huascaran
- Ivan Bedregal Alpaca from Peru writes:
The nearest airport to Huascaran is Anta Airport, with 2 or 3 times by day with a mediun airplane from Lima and that airport is 30' by car to Huaraz . Ivan Bedregal Alpaca Mountain Guide
Visitor Reviews of Huascaran
Ivan Bedregal Alpaca from Peru writes:
The nearest airport to Huascaran is Anta Airport, with 2 or 3 times by day with a mediun airplane from Lima and that airport is 30' by car to Huaraz .
Ivan Bedregal Alpaca
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