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Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure.
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Zao Sarukura at 880 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 37.0mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy rain | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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20 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
min °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
-3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | -4 | -1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
96 | 81 | 64 | 52 | 45 | 55 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 96 | 80 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 75 | |
2300 | 2300 | 2600 | 3150 | 2900 | 2600 | 4050 | 3800 | 3300 | 2150 | 1500 | 2800 | 3200 | 3350 | 3400 | 3300 | |
 | — | 4:41 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 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)
Snow History
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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