Global Weekly Snow Roundup #328
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 20 August 2026: The Northern Hemisphere has no outdoor lift-served skiing, while Argentina’s Marte chair opens and Southern Hemisphere resorts continue posting strong conditions.
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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 21 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 20.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | light rain | light rain | light rain | t-storm risk | some clouds | light rain | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | clear | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
max °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
min °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
chill °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Humid % | 76 | 78 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 95 | 86 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 81 | 65 |
Freeze m | 4600 | 4650 | 4650 | 4650 | 4750 | 4650 | 4650 | 4700 | 4650 | 4900 | 4950 | 5000 | 4850 | 4950 | 4950 | 5100 | 5250 | 5200 |
 | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
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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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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 - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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