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Shiga Kogen-Giant at 1454 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 41.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
max °C | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
min °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
chill °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Humid % | 85 | 78 | 81 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 92 | 81 | 68 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 84 |
Freeze m | 4850 | 4950 | 4950 | 4850 | 5000 | 4900 | 4700 | 4850 | 4700 | 4750 | 4900 | 5000 | 5100 | 5050 | 5100 | 5000 | 5000 | 5050 |
 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — |
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Shiga Kogen-Giant Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 9 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano 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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The above table gives the weather forecast for Shiga Kogen-Giant at the specific elevation of 1454 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shiga Kogen-Giant. 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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Resort name is also written as Shiga Kogen Giant.
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