Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow News #329
Weekly Snow News for Northern Hemisphere, updated 27 August 2026: Alpine glaciers see light 10cm (4") top-ups and welcome sub-freezing nights, though ski areas remain closed.
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Kiruna at 442 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 27 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 |
max °C | 13 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
min °C | 12 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
chill °C | 12 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Humid % | 67 | 92 | 78 | 65 | 91 | 82 | 93 | 98 | 95 | 64 | 75 | 82 | 80 | 88 | 89 | 92 | 98 |
Freeze m | 2350 | 2600 | 2850 | 2850 | 2750 | 2200 | 2300 | 2500 | 2500 | 2450 | 2300 | 2250 | 2350 | 2400 | 2500 | 2450 | 2350 |
 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:12 |
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| Last snowfall: | 11 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Sweden are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 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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Aurora Borealis, Kiruna by Nick Russill
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Kiruna at the specific elevation of 442 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kiruna. 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 Sweden.
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Visitor Reviews of Kiruna
- Wiebe Koorevaar from The Netherlands writes:
Kiruna is mainly a destination for the famous ice hotel, husky sled rides, snowscooter rides and visits to the mines. But they also have a small skiing area which should just be called a bluff with some lifts. The snow is good all winter long because the city is in the north pole circle, however this 'mountain' is the only bluff in the vicinity so it catches all the wind. Renting equipment is outdated, slopes are not challenging and there is only one house at the bottom where you can drink or eat the local 'specialty': mashed potatoes with a hotdog sticking out of it. However, in town there was something going on for apres ski: the Scandia Hotel has a bar/discotheque open to everyone which was very good. If you go to Kiruna, go for the other attractions that skiing. Yet if you have an hour spare when waiting for your plane or train back south, you could go there just like I did for the novelty of skiing in the north pole circle.
Visitor Reviews of Kiruna
Wiebe Koorevaar from The Netherlands writes:
Kiruna is mainly a destination for the famous ice hotel, husky sled rides, snowscooter rides and visits to the mines. But they also have a small skiing area which should just be called a bluff with some lifts. The snow is good all winter long because the city is in the north pole circle, however this 'mountain' is the only bluff in the vicinity so it catches all the wind. Renting equipment is outdated, slopes are not challenging and there is only one house at the bottom where you can drink or eat the local 'specialty': mashed potatoes with a hotdog sticking out of it.
However, in town there was something going on for apres ski: the Scandia Hotel has a bar/discotheque open to everyone which was very good. If you go to Kiruna, go for the other attractions that skiing. Yet if you have an hour spare when waiting for your plane or train back south, you could go there just like I did for the novelty of skiing in the north pole circle.
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