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Păltiniş-Arena Platos at 1570 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 25.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | cloudy | clear | clear | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 |
max °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
min °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
chill °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Humid % | 58 | 54 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 55 |
Freeze m | 3400 | 4150 | 4300 | 4500 | 4550 | 4700 | 4700 | 4650 | 4550 | 4450 | 4550 | 4350 | 4250 | 4300 | 4100 | 4100 | 4200 |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
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Păltiniş-Arena Platos Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 12 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Romania are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
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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3 chaps by Nick Russill
Arena Platos Paltinis resort by Jeff Jones
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Păltiniş-Arena Platos at the specific elevation of 1570 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Păltiniş-Arena Platos. 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 Romania.
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Resort name is also written as Paltinis.
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