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Shimokura at 1130 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | light rain | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | some clouds | |
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mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
max °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
min °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
chill °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Humid % | 88 | 74 | 69 | 62 | 72 | 92 | 86 | 81 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 78 | 99 | 77 | 69 |
Freeze m | 4750 | 4800 | 4650 | 4400 | 4400 | 4300 | 4450 | 4450 | 4550 | 4700 | 4750 | 4850 | 5000 | 5000 | 4850 | 4750 | 4750 | 4650 |
 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:19 | — |
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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 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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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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