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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Los Penitentes at 2887 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 27 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
 cm | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -1 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -9 | -3 | -1 | -6 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
min °C | -2 | -1 | -11 | -10 | -4 | -10 | -8 | -4 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -9 | -8 | -2 | -7 | -6 | -1 | -7 |
chill °C | -5 | -4 | -17 | -15 | -8 | -15 | -13 | -7 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -14 | -13 | -5 | -12 | -11 | -4 | -12 |
Humid % | 91 | 93 | 87 | 70 | 94 | 92 | 58 | 88 | 38 | 52 | 81 | 64 | 53 | 74 | 35 | 38 | 49 | 22 |
Freeze m | 2750 | 2700 | 1500 | 2200 | 2350 | 1700 | 2300 | 2300 | 1450 | 2450 | 2250 | 1550 | 2500 | 2500 | 1800 | 2900 | 2750 | 2000 |
 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
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Los Penitentes Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 52 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Argentina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of August has on average:
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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San Antonio by Guillermo Alves
Penitentes Peak by javier emilio gutierrez
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Los Penitentes at the specific elevation of 2887 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Los Penitentes. 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 Argentina.
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Visitor Reviews of Los Penitentes
Overall 2.8 Based on 23 votes and 23 reviews
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- João Oliveira from Brazil writes:
Fui em Agosto 2017. Realmente não recomendo. Quase sem neve. O restaurante que se chama retiro aconcagua é um afronte. Cobram valor superior ao informado e cobram até pelo prato para dividir a refeição.
Visitor Reviews of Los Penitentes
João Oliveira from Brazil writes:
Fui em Agosto 2017. Realmente não recomendo. Quase sem neve.
O restaurante que se chama retiro aconcagua é um afronte. Cobram valor superior ao informado e cobram até pelo prato para dividir a refeição.
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