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🇦🇺🇳🇿 Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #316
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Iwappara at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 28 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||
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heavy rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | |
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13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 17 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
min °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
99 | 97 | 80 | 48 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 51 | |
4700 | 3500 | 3350 | 3300 | 3200 | 3400 | 3350 | 3350 | 3550 | 3800 | 4000 | 3900 | 4000 | 4200 | 4200 | 4350 | |
 | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | 4:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Week 4 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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The above table gives the weather forecast for Iwappara at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Iwappara. 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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