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Zao Sarukura at 880 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. rain | heavy rain | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
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6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
min °C | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
9 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
98 | 94 | 82 | 63 | 50 | 43 | 55 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 64 | 47 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 83 | |
3850 | 2250 | 2200 | 2750 | 3150 | 2900 | 2650 | 4100 | 3950 | 3150 | 2100 | 1900 | 2950 | 3350 | 3300 | 3350 | 3200 | |
 | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
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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 1 of May 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 880 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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