Global Weekly Snow Roundup #331
Weekly Global Snow News, updated 10 September 2026: South America reaches 4.7m (16ft) snow depths, while New Zealand thrives, Australia struggles and summer skiing resumes in the Alps.
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Shimokura at 855 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 11 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 50.0mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | |
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mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
max °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
min °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
chill °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Humid % | 70 | 62 | 69 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 70 | 87 | 95 | 97 | 85 | 77 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 93 | 90 | 86 |
Freeze m | 3400 | 3800 | 4100 | 4100 | 4350 | 4350 | 4400 | 4400 | 4400 | 4400 | 4450 | 4350 | 4050 | 4150 | 4200 | 4150 | 4300 | 4300 |
 | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of September 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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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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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