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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere.
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Shimokura at 855 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 27 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||
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light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
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1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
min °C | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
60 | 81 | 67 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 72 | 68 | 57 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 85 | 97 | 75 | 63 | 56 | |
2450 | 2350 | 2450 | 1900 | 2050 | 1900 | 1550 | 1600 | 1350 | 1550 | 2300 | 3100 | 2700 | 2450 | 2200 | 2100 | 2250 | 2200 | |
 | 4:41 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
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Shimokura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Apr 2026 |
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Week 4 of April has on average:
0.1 | 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 Shimokura at the specific elevation of 855 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shimokura. 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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