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🇦🇺🇳🇿 Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #316
Weekly Snow News for the Southern Hemisphere, updated 28 May 2026: Cold temperatures, snowmaking and light snowfall raise optimism ahead of Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 ski season openings.
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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 29 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 47.0mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | heavy rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 39 | |
max °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
min °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
74 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 44 | 36 | 57 | 74 | 99 | |
4200 | 3950 | 3300 | 3150 | 3250 | 3450 | 3350 | 3450 | 3800 | 3900 | 3800 | 4000 | 4000 | 4200 | 4250 | 4150 | 3850 | 4450 | |
 | 4:20 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — | 4:18 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
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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 | 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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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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