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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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Madarao Kogen at 1130 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | |
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11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
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max °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 |
min °C | -7 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -7 |
-13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -14 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -6 | -18 | |
92 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 94 | 80 | 82 | 87 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 53 | 36 | 54 | 42 | 45 | 66 | |
200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 250 | 750 | 0 | 800 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 0 | 1100 | 950 | 300 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.
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Latest snow reports near Madarao Kogen:
29 km away from Madarao Kogen
2 hours ago
Intermittent moderate snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort from Kanayasan
29 km away from Madarao Kogen
3 hours agoModerate to heavy freezing rain reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kanayasan
20 km away from Madarao Kogen
8 hours agoFreezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Madarao Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 59 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Madarao Kogen at the specific elevation of 1130 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Madarao Kogen. 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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