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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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Hatoriko at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
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max °C | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -1 |
min °C | -9 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -5 |
-18 | -17 | -19 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -13 | -15 | -12 | -15 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -10 | -11 | |
86 | 82 | 84 | 71 | 92 | 84 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 76 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 77 | 67 | |
0 | 300 | 0 | 200 | 300 | 0 | 250 | 450 | 200 | 550 | 650 | 0 | 1000 | 400 | 0 | 400 | 750 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 4:36 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).
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Hatoriko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of January has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.7 | 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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