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Ishikari Heigen at 73 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
max °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
min °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
chill °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Humid % | 96 | 98 | 89 | 62 | 81 | 63 | 57 | 96 | 80 | 68 | 91 | 76 | 71 | 92 | 79 | 91 | 97 |
Freeze m | 4800 | 4450 | 4400 | 4300 | 4150 | 4150 | 4300 | 4250 | 4200 | 4350 | 4550 | 4600 | 4550 | 4500 | 4350 | 4200 | 4300 |
 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
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Ishikari Heigen Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 11 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August 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 - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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