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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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Minakami Kogen at 1248 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | |
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2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |
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max °C | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -5 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -9 |
-6 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -15 | -16 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -1 | -2 | -21 | |
82 | 86 | 93 | 92 | 88 | 91 | 81 | 82 | 87 | 70 | 91 | 89 | 65 | 42 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 63 | |
350 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 450 | 200 | 500 | 800 | 200 | 1000 | 650 | 0 | 250 | 1000 | 0 | 1050 | 1100 | 450 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).
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 -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Wed night).
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Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 17 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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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:
1.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.5 | 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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