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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 26 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the W by Tue night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 48.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | light rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | |
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— | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 10 | |
max °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -4 | |
56 | 62 | 66 | 96 | 95 | 67 | 57 | 60 | 81 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 56 | 52 | 85 | 98 | 99 | 94 | |
2750 | 2950 | 3100 | 2750 | 2550 | 2800 | 2700 | 2750 | 2350 | 2150 | 2150 | 1900 | 2400 | 2850 | 3100 | 2750 | 2650 | 2350 | |
 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of April has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minowa at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minowa. 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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