Popova Shapka
28/03/2026 15:19 UTC
Should I Go?
MAYBE
Storm building — could improve. Best: Sat 28/03
2cm snow / light
Score 35 / 100
16-Day Outlook
30
30
30
31
46
58
24
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
28/03 29/03 30/03 31/03 01/04 02/04 03/04 04/04 05/04 06/04 07/04 08/04 09/04 10/04 11/04 12/04
7-Day Powder Outlook
Sat
28/03
30
MARGINAL
2cm · -7°C · 10km/h
❅ light
MEDIUM
0–5cm range
3% ≥5cm
Snowfall2.0cm
Temp-9/-4°C
Wind10 (gusts 26) km/h
Freeze Lvl1828m
Snow Depth63cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
NT
-8°
7
AM
-7°
7
PM
1cm
-5°
8
EVE
1cm
-7°
7
Confidence: 100%
Sun
29/03
30
MARGINAL
3cm · -5°C · 17km/h
❅ light ☀ 40%
HIGH
0–14cm range
0% ≥5cm
Snowfall2.6cm
Temp-9/-2°C
Wind17 (gusts 40) km/h
Freeze Lvl1904m
Snow Depth63cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
Partial clearing possible, but conditions uncertain.
NT
-8°
8
AM
-6°
7
PM
0cm
-3°
9
EVE
0cm
-5°
10
Confidence: 100%
Mon
30/03
30
MARGINAL
1cm · -4°C · 18km/h
✧ mixed
HIGH
0–3cm range
0% ≥5cm
Snowfall0.7cm
Temp-7/-1°C
Wind18 (gusts 41) km/h
Freeze Lvl1899m
Snow Depth61cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
NT
-6°
8
AM
-4°
5
🌤
PM
-1°
5
EVE
-4°
3
Confidence: 100%
Tue
31/03
31
MARGINAL
6cm · -4°C · 16km/h
✧ mixed
LOW
0–10cm range
10% ≥5cm
Snowfall5.5cm
Temp-6/-3°C
Wind16 (gusts 49) km/h
Freeze Lvl1965m
Snow Depth58cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
NT
-6°
3
AM
0cm
-4°
8
PM
1cm
-3°
11
EVE
1cm
-4°
14
Confidence: 92%
Wed
01/04
46
FAIR
13cm · -4°C · 28km/h
✧ mixed
LOW
0–38cm range
67% ≥5cm
Snowfall13.4cm
Temp-5/-4°C
Wind28 (gusts 94) km/h
Freeze Lvl1965m
Snow Depth83cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
NT
4cm
-4°
18
AM
6cm
-4°
26
PM
7cm
-4°
22
EVE
5cm
-4°
17
Confidence: 85%
Thu
02/04
58
FAIR
14cm · -3°C · 15km/h
✧ mixed
HIGH
0–53cm range
26% ≥5cm
Snowfall14.4cm
Temp-4/-3°C
Wind15 (gusts 57) km/h
Freeze Lvl1535m
Snow Depth83cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
Partial clearing possible, but conditions uncertain.
NT
2cm
-4°
14
AM
3cm
-4°
10
PM
2cm
-3°
8
EVE
2cm
-4°
3
Confidence: 78%
Fri
03/04
24
MARGINAL
2cm · -2°C · 13km/h
✧ mixed ☀ 40%
LOW
0–12cm range
Snowfall2.4cm
Temp-4/0°C
Wind13 (gusts 20) km/h
Freeze Lvl1649m
Snow Depth28cm
Sky ☁ Overcast
Flat light warning
Partial clearing possible, but conditions uncertain.
NT
0cm
-4°
2
AM
0cm
-2°
4
PM
🌧
6
EVE
-2°
3
Confidence: 70%
Extended Outlook — Days 8–16 (lower confidence)
Sat
04/04
30
MARGINAL
2cm
62%
Sun
05/04
30
MARGINAL
0cm
55%
Mon
06/04
30
MARGINAL
0cm
48%
Tue
07/04
30
MARGINAL
0cm
40%
Wed
08/04
30
MARGINAL
0cm
36%
Thu
09/04
30
MARGINAL
0cm
32%
Fri
10/04
30
MARGINAL
0cm
28%
Sat
11/04
30
MARGINAL
3cm
24%
Sun
12/04
30
MARGINAL
2cm
20%
Insights
41cm building over 3 days
🏔 Best Day: Thu 02/04 — 58.2 (FAIR) 14cm fresh / -3C / 15km/h
Snowpack: 63cm (building) 7-day total: 41cm Seasonal: 6-week outlook: wetter, warmer
Weather Patterns
🌨 Multi-day storm: 33cm over 3 days (Day 4-6).
🌨 Close to multi-day storm: 36cm over 4 days (needs 3cm/day minimum).
Wind slab risk Day 5: 28 km/h wind with 19cm recent snow. Wind loading on north aspects.
Close to warming concern: Freezing level rising to 1655m (threshold 2000m).
Close to cold snap Day 16: 4°C drop to -8°C (needs >5°C drop below -5°C).
Current Conditions — 2400m
-8.2
°C
Temperature
5
km/h
Wind
63
cm
Snow Depth
1620
m
Freeze Lvl
88
%
Cloud Cover
89
%
Humidity
Forecast Charts
Mountain Map
📷 SkylineWebcams (1780m) 📷 Resort Camera 1 (1900m) 📷 Snow-Forecast (2035m)
Radar
12 frames from rainviewer
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Source Comparison

Cross-referencing API models with curated mountain forecasts. Green = consensus. Orange = disagreement.

Date Open-Meteo Snow-Forecast Mtn-Forecast Consensus
Sat 28/03 2.0cm -6.6°C · 10km/h 0cm -4.0/-3.0°C 0cm -3.0/-2.0°C ⚠ Mixed
Sun 29/03 2.6cm -5.4°C · 17km/h 4.0cm -5.0/-4.0°C 5.0cm -4.0/-3.0°C ✔ Snow
Mon 30/03 0.7cm -3.8°C · 18km/h 1.0cm -6.0/-5.0°C 0cm -6.0/-4.0°C ⚠ Mixed
Tue 31/03 5.5cm -4.4°C · 16km/h 0cm -3.0/-2.0°C 0cm -2.0/0.0°C ⚠ Mixed
Wed 01/04 13.4cm -4.2°C · 28km/h 0cm -2.0/-2.0°C 0cm -1.0/0.0°C ⚠ Mixed
Thu 02/04 14.4cm -3.4°C · 15km/h 57.0cm -6.0/-2.0°C 55.0cm -5.0/-1.0°C ✔ Snow
Fri 03/04 2.4cm -1.8°C · 13km/h ✔ Snow
Model Comparison — Daily Snowfall (cm)
Date ICON ECMWF GFS ARPEGE UKMO AIFS GraphCast Agree
Sat 28/03 1.4 1.5 2.9 1.4 0.3 0.9 5.3 LOW
Sun 29/03 0.4 0.3 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.5 13.7 LOW
Mon 30/03 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.0 0.1 3.0 LOW
Tue 31/03 2.0 2.7 7.6 7.0 9.5 0.5 9.5 LOW
Wed 01/04 22.9 7.3 10.8 0 9.6 4.9 38.4 LOW
Thu 02/04 10.0 13.3 9.4 0 2.5 12.5 53.2 LOW
Fri 03/04 0.5 2.0 0.0 0 0.3 2.0 12.0 LOW
Sat 04/04 0 0.4 0.0 0 0.1 0.6 12.7 LOW
Sun 05/04 0 0.7 0.0 0 0.0 0.1 1.2 HIGH
Mon 06/04 0 0.4 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 HIGH
Tue 07/04 0 0.4 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.5 HIGH
Wed 08/04 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 HIGH
Thu 09/04 0 0.4 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 HIGH
Fri 10/04 0 0.6 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 HIGH
Sat 11/04 0 1.8 0.9 0 0.0 0.0 18.4 LOW
Sun 12/04 0 0 2.9 0 0.0 0 8.2 LOW
Score Breakdown
Date Total Snow /35 Quality /10 Temp /15 Wind /10 Freeze /5 Timing /5 Depth /5 Models /15 Loading /5 Ens ±5 Src
Sat 28/03 30 3.5 0 15.0 9.3 4.7 2.0 2.5 4.3 0 -3.0 0 MEDIUM
Sun 29/03 30 4.8 1.7 15.0 3.1 3.7 2.0 2.0 4.3 0.0 0 +8 HIGH
Mon 30/03 30 1.3 0 15.0 2.6 3.8 0 2.0 5.0 0 5.0 +5 HIGH
Tue 31/03 31 10.0 0.5 15.0 2.1 2.9 2.0 0 6.0 2.4 -3.0 -3 LOW
Wed 01/04 46 21.1 0.5 15.0 0.0 2.9 2.0 5.0 4.8 0.3 -3.0 -3 LOW
Thu 02/04 58 22.0 0.5 15.0 2.0 5.0 2.0 5.0 5.7 0.0 -3.0 +4 HIGH
Fri 03/04 24 4.3 0 0 8.0 5.0 5.0 0 4.5 0.0 0 -3 LOW
Safety
⚠ Avalanche Safety

No formal avalanche bulletin exists for Shar Mountains. Beacon, shovel, and probe are mandatory for off-piste.

2026-04-01: Extreme wind gusts (94 km/h). Exposed terrain dangerous.
2026-04-02: Extreme wind gusts (57 km/h). Exposed terrain dangerous.
Estimated Avalanche Danger
Sat 28/03
1
LOW
Sun 29/03
1
LOW
Mon 30/03
1
LOW
Tue 31/03
1
LOW
Wed 01/04
3
CONSIDERABLE
Thu 02/04
3
CONSIDERABLE
Fri 03/04
2
MODERATE

Automated estimate only. Always consult local avalanche bulletins before venturing off-piste.

Nearest reference: Bulgarian Avalanche Service (Pirin/Rila) · Slovenian Avalanche Service