Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow News #329
Weekly Snow News for Northern Hemisphere, updated 27 August 2026: Alpine glaciers see light 10cm (4") top-ups and welcome sub-freezing nights, though ski areas remain closed.
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Yunotani Yakushi at 160 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 28 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | clear | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
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mm | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
max °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 25 |
min °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
chill °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 24 |
Humid % | 80 | 81 | 82 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 88 | 66 | 62 | 88 | 59 | 46 | 79 |
Freeze m | 4700 | 4900 | 4800 | 4850 | 5100 | 5000 | 5050 | 5100 | 5050 | 5100 | 5050 | 4950 | 4950 | 5100 | 5100 | 5250 | 5350 |
 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 20 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 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 - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Yunotani Yakushi at the specific elevation of 160 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Yunotani Yakushi. 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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