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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Chateau Shiozawa at 579 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light rain | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
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9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 12 | 18 | 3 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | -3 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
-7 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -8 | -12 | -8 | -6 | -8 | |
98 | 97 | 91 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 96 | 93 | 88 | 98 | 97 | 82 | 99 | 94 | 93 | 82 | 72 | |
300 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 300 | 500 | 600 | 400 | 900 | 750 | 0 | 200 | 400 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).
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Chateau Shiozawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 1 of January has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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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