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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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Kotobiki Forest Park at 540 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
min °C | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | -2 | -3 |
-11 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -11 | -11 | |
84 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 91 | 85 | 82 | 91 | 73 | 65 | 81 | 83 | 90 | 94 | |
0 | 200 | 250 | 350 | 600 | 400 | 750 | 1050 | 600 | 950 | 1000 | 550 | 1000 | 1150 | 800 | 750 | 500 | 150 | |
 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mild with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
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Kotobiki Forest Park Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Shimane are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shimane are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kotobiki Forest Park at the specific elevation of 540 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kotobiki Forest Park. 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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