The following table shows the snowfall accumulation forecasts at Niseko United across six different weather models. Click on the model names to learn more about each model. Italicized values signify a forecast for high winds (48 km/h or greater), which may affect lift operations.
Model \ Date | 12 Thu | 13 Fri | 14 Sat | 15 Sun | 16 Mon | 17 Tue | 18 Wed | 19 Thu | 20 Fri | 21 Sat | 22 Sun | 23 Mon | 24 Tue | 25 Wed | 26 Thu | Total |
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Best Match | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 8 cm |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 3 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 cm |
GFS | 8 cm | 5 cm | 2 cm | 5 cm | 5 cm | 3 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 30 cm |
GEM | 2 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 5 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | - | - | - | - | - | 18 cm |
JMA | 3 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 8 cm | 8 cm | 8 cm | 4 cm | 3 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | - | - | - | - | - | 38 cm |
ICON | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 cm |
MeteoFrance | 2 cm | 3 cm | 8 cm | 5 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 cm |
Average | 3 cm | 3 cm | 2 cm | 5 cm | 3 cm | 3 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 23 cm |
Model \ Date | 2 Mon | 3 Tue | 4 Wed | 5 Thu | 6 Fri | 7 Sat | 8 Sun | 9 Mon | 10 Tue | 11 Wed | Total |
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Best Match | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4 cm |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 3 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 8 cm |
GFS | - | - | - | - | - | 3 cm | 4 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 5 cm | 15 cm |
GEM | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm | 3 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 3 cm | 15 cm |
JMA | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm | 4 cm | 5 cm | 8 cm | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 30 cm |
ICON | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 4 cm |
MeteoFrance | 0 cm | 0 cm | 8 cm | 10 cm | 4 cm | 4 cm | 3 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 5 cm | 33 cm |
Average | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3 cm | 4 cm | 3 cm | 3 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 3 cm | 20 cm |