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Zao Sarukura at 795 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 30 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | |||||||||||||
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | mod. rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | |
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— | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | |
max °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
min °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
33 | 51 | 84 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 82 | 61 | 49 | 41 | 54 | 81 | 94 | 85 | 90 | 79 | 62 | 61 | |
2700 | 3150 | 3100 | 3150 | 3600 | 2600 | 2100 | 2600 | 2950 | 2900 | 3050 | 3950 | 3650 | 3550 | 2300 | 1650 | 1900 | 2250 | |
 | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
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Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 2 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of April 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 - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Zao Sarukura at the specific elevation of 795 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zao Sarukura. 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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