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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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Kawaba at 1290 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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1 | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -7 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -2 | -1 | -5 | 0 | -4 | -8 | -2 | -1 | -4 |
min °C | -9 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 |
-14 | -9 | -13 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -6 | -16 | -18 | -12 | -10 | -10 | |
81 | 67 | 68 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 88 | 76 | 69 | 81 | 69 | 80 | 87 | 70 | 41 | 43 | |
150 | 300 | 450 | 0 | 350 | 550 | 250 | 650 | 1050 | 450 | 1100 | 650 | 0 | 250 | 1050 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
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Snow is falling in Naeba. from Naeba
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3 hours agoIt is snowing heavily in Kagura. from Kagura
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Freezing rain reported from Nikko at 1298 metres elevation 6 kms ESE of Nikko Shobugahama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Nikko Shobugahama
Kawaba Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | 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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