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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Minakami Kogen at 1248 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
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max °C | 2 | 1 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 |
min °C | 0 | -3 | -8 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -5 |
-3 | -9 | -17 | -22 | -22 | -14 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -3 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -9 | |
96 | 94 | 91 | 89 | 91 | 71 | 52 | 54 | 84 | 71 | 67 | 44 | 51 | 53 | 84 | 89 | 81 | |
1850 | 1500 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 650 | 950 | 0 | 1150 | 1400 | 1450 | 1250 | 900 | 250 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 4:31 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
35 km away from Minakami Kogen
1 hour ago
Continuous light 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
Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of December has on average:
1.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | 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 Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 1248 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minakami 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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