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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Chateau Shiozawa at 579 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 24 Dec 2025
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light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | — | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
min °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -12 | -15 | -13 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -2 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | |
84 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 85 | 85 | 68 | 67 | 83 | 71 | |
2400 | 2300 | 1350 | 1100 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 600 | 800 | 0 | 1400 | 1650 | 1550 | |
 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:35 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 19.0mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Wed night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Chateau Shiozawa:
3 km away from Chateau Shiozawa
10 hours ago
Partly cloudy at Joetsu Kokusai. Calm. Thaw. No fresh snow. There are some open lifts. The pistes are rocky. Spring-snow conditions off-piste from Joetsu Kokusai
20 km away from Chateau Shiozawa
18 hours agoSnowing at Kagura. from Kagura
37 km away from Chateau Shiozawa
20 hours agoSnow falling heavily above Nozawa Onsen. from Nozawa Onsen
Chateau Shiozawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of December has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.3 | 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 - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Chateau Shiozawa at the specific elevation of 579 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Chateau Shiozawa. 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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