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Veľká Rača - Oščadnica at 840 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | t-storm risk | clear | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | mod. rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
min °C | 17 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
chill °C | 16 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 |
Humid % | 71 | 58 | 52 | 89 | 87 | 65 | 97 | 84 | 60 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 74 | 57 | 52 | 65 |
Freeze m | 4250 | 4050 | 4050 | 4100 | 3700 | 4000 | 4100 | 3750 | 3450 | 3250 | 3000 | 3000 | 2900 | 2950 | 3100 | 3200 |
 | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
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Veľká Rača - Oščadnica Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 8 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Slovakia 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 Veľká Rača - Oščadnica at the specific elevation of 840 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Veľká Rača - Oščadnica. 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 Slovakia.
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Resort name is also written as Velka Raca - Oscadnica.
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Overall 2.2 Based on 10 votes and 1 review
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- Paul from Czechia writes:
Katastrofa, max použitelné pro rodiny se začátečníky! Jinak se zde cca 20 let zastavil čas. V provozu konec ledna, vrchol sezony cca 40% sjezdovek za plnou cenu! Ve srovnání s Bílou nesrovnatelné!
Visitor Reviews of Veľká Rača - Oščadnica
Paul from Czechia writes:
Katastrofa, max použitelné pro rodiny se začátečníky!
Jinak se zde cca 20 let zastavil čas. V provozu konec ledna, vrchol sezony cca 40% sjezdovek za plnou cenu!
Ve srovnání s Bílou nesrovnatelné!
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