Shimokura Snow History

Average Snow and Weather Conditions in Shimokura during April (week 3):

The average snowfall forecast during week 3 of April for Shimokura is 4 cm. There are typically 1.2 snowy days during this week.Shimokura expected weather and snow conditions during the third week of April at the middle elevation of the ski area at 855m, based on historical averages over the last 17 years: At this time of year the typical freezing level (1732m) is well above the middle elevation of Shimokura. Expect just one day with snowfall per week in Shimokura in the middle of April but rain is twice as usual as snow and in a typical year there are a couple of wet days during this week of April. Forecast model average snowfall for the week is 4cm. Temperatures generally above freezing both day and night in Shimokura during week three of April with average maximum temperature 5.5°C and minimum temperature 3.7°C at the middle elevation. On average, a couple of days per week will have some sunshine. Mostly light winds (average 23km/h) are unlikely to affect ski lifts but you can expect the mean wind to reach 30km/h two days per week. Below-freezing, calm and sunny perfect weather days that follow fresh snow (bluebird powder days) are rare, occuring this week on average one year in 1 while fresh snow days that do not coincide with ideal weather conditions also happen, on average one year in 5.