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agree" }, "next24Hours": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "next7Days": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "conditionsAtForecastTime": { "temperatureC": 7, "windKmh": 4, "gustKmh": 9, "freezingLevelM": 4800 }, "days": [ { "day": "Today", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 16 }, "maxGustKmh": 21, "freezingLevelM": 4750 }, { "day": "Sun", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 14 }, "maxGustKmh": 29, "freezingLevelM": 4850 }, { "day": "Mon", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 9, "max": 12 }, "maxGustKmh": 47, "freezingLevelM": 5350 }, { "day": "Tue", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 12 }, "maxGustKmh": 51, "freezingLevelM": 5400 }, { "day": "Wed", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 5, "max": 13 }, "maxGustKmh": 26, "freezingLevelM": 4900 }, { "day": "Thu", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 7, "max": 12 }, "maxGustKmh": 29, "freezingLevelM": 4350 }, { "day": "Fri", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 13 }, "maxGustKmh": 21, "freezingLevelM": 4350 } ], "outlookDays8To14": [ { "day": "Sat 26 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 6, "max": 11 } }, { "day": "Sun 27 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 5, "max": 10 } }, { "day": "Mon 28 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 4, "max": 9 } }, { "day": "Tue 29 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 3, "max": 8 } }, { "day": "Wed 30 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 3, "max": 8 } }, { "day": "Thu 1 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 3, "max": 8 } }, { "day": "Fri 2 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 2, "max": 8 } } ], "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground", "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0, "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00", "timezone": "GMT+9" }, "village": { "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.", "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.", "confidence": { "label": "High confidence", "modelsAgreeing": 3, "reason": "all three forecast models agree" }, "next24Hours": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "next7Days": { "snowfallCm": { "low": 0, "high": 0, "mean": 0 }, "modelsForecastingSnow": 0, "text": "Under 1 cm" }, "conditionsAtForecastTime": { "temperatureC": 13, "windKmh": 4, "gustKmh": 9, "freezingLevelM": 4800 }, "days": [ { "day": "Today", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 13, "max": 22 }, "maxGustKmh": 21, "freezingLevelM": 4750 }, { "day": "Sun", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 16, "max": 21 }, "maxGustKmh": 29, "freezingLevelM": 4850 }, { "day": "Mon", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 16, "max": 18 }, "maxGustKmh": 47, "freezingLevelM": 5350 }, { "day": "Tue", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 51, "freezingLevelM": 5400 }, { "day": "Wed", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 11, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 26, "freezingLevelM": 4900 }, { "day": "Thu", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 2, "temperatureC": { "min": 13, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 29, "freezingLevelM": 4350 }, { "day": "Fri", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsAgreeing": 3, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 19 }, "maxGustKmh": 21, "freezingLevelM": 4350 } ], "outlookDays8To14": [ { "day": "Sat 26 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 17 } }, { "day": "Sun 27 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 12, "max": 17 } }, { "day": "Mon 28 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 15 } }, { "day": "Tue 29 Sep", "weather": "Rain", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 15 } }, { "day": "Wed 30 Sep", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 14 } }, { "day": "Thu 1 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 10, "max": 15 } }, { "day": "Fri 2 Oct", "weather": "Dry", "snowfall": "No snow", "snowfallCm": null, "modelsWithData": 2, "modelsShowingSnow": 0, "temperatureC": { "min": 8, "max": 14 } } ], "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground", "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0, "localTimeAtForecast": "01:00", "timezone": "GMT+9" } }, "snowRecord": { "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall", "period": "2016–2025", "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo", "elevation": "mid-mountain", "daysPerMonth": { "january": 20.4, "february": 15.7, "march": 12.1, "april": 5.9, "may": 1, "june": 0, "july": 0, "august": 0, "september": 0, "october": 1, "november": 7.4, "december": 16.2 }, "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": { "january": 25, "february": 20, "march": 17, "april": 7, "may": 1, "june": 0, "july": 0, "august": 0, "september": 0, "october": 1, "november": 7, "december": 21 }, "averageDailyTemperatureC": { "january": { "low": -12.8, "high": -6.3 }, "february": { "low": -12.4, "high": -5.2 }, "march": { "low": -7.8, "high": 0 }, "april": { "low": -2.8, "high": 5.6 }, "may": { "low": 2.9, "high": 11.9 }, "june": { "low": 8, "high": 15.7 }, "july": { "low": 12.8, "high": 19.6 }, "august": { "low": 13.7, "high": 20.5 }, "september": { "low": 10.3, "high": 16.9 }, "october": { "low": 3.1, "high": 10.3 }, "november": { "low": -3.7, "high": 4 }, "december": { "low": -10.1, "high": -2.8 } }, "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": { "2016/17": 116, "2017/18": 105, "2018/19": 102, "2019/20": 101, "2020/21": 86, "2021/22": 112, "2022/23": 83, "2023/24": 105, "2024/25": 108, "2025/26": 82 }, "holidays": { "christmas": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10 }, "newYear": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10 }, "midFebruary": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 10 }, "easter": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 4 }, "midJuly": { "years": 10, "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0, "yearsWithFreshSnow": 0 } }, "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain." }, "sources": [ { "label": "Shigakogen Mountain Resort", "url": "https://shigakogen-ski.or.jp/english/about/" }, { "label": "Wikipedia", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiga_Highlands" } ], "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/", "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com." }