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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #292
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 10 December 2025: early-season bases deepen rapidly as Siberian air drives repeated snow across Hokkaido and Honshu
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Kawaba at 1290 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 11 Dec 2025
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some clouds | clear | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
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— | — | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 4 | 0 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -1 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | 1 | 0 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -5 | -6 | -6 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -5 | -5 |
-3 | -5 | -18 | -20 | -17 | -17 | -9 | -11 | -12 | 0 | -9 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -3 | -5 | -5 | |
55 | 43 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 58 | 57 | 95 | 99 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 52 | 48 | 45 | |
1450 | 1850 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 1050 | 1100 | 1900 | 1600 | 650 | 600 | 600 | 0 | 800 | 1150 | 650 | |
 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).
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Kawaba Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 9 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of December has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kawaba at the specific elevation of 1290 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kawaba. 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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