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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Mount Roon at 1696 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 am (local time) / 28 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13.0mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
 cm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 6 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
max °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -6 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
min °C | 1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
chill °C | -5 | -6 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
Humid % | 99 | 85 | 83 | 98 | 86 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 81 | 91 | 99 | 89 | 71 | 86 | 92 | 88 | 99 | 99 |
Freeze m | 1850 | 1700 | 1350 | 1300 | 1300 | 1300 | 1500 | 1300 | 350 | 750 | 1450 | 1500 | 1250 | 1400 | 1100 | 1400 | 1650 | 2100 |
 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — |
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Mount Roon Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 43 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (4) / good piste (4)
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Week 4 of August has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (4) / good piste (4)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mount Roon at the specific elevation of 1696 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mount Roon. 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 New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Mount Roon
Overall 2.8 Based on 2 votes and 1 review
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- Adrian Dumbleton from New Zealand writes:
This resort does not exist. There may be glacier skiing options but there is no resort.
Visitor Reviews of Mount Roon
Adrian Dumbleton from New Zealand writes:
This resort does not exist. There may be glacier skiing options but there is no resort.
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