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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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Hatoriko at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 1 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -4 |
min °C | 1 | -2 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -5 |
-3 | -11 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -12 | -12 | -9 | |
100 | 97 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 64 | 47 | 91 | 89 | 62 | 76 | 60 | 40 | 90 | 91 | 76 | |
2350 | 1500 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 550 | 850 | 0 | 1200 | 1350 | 1700 | 1150 | 850 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 4:27 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Thu afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).
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Hatoriko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of December has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hatoriko at the specific elevation of 1280 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hatoriko. 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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