Nozawa Onsen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Nozawa Onsen is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).
Nozawa Onsen Weather (Days 4-6): A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.0 m | -13 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -9 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.7 m | -7 |  |
Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Snowing lightly, refreshing pistes. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Snow falling at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
3 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 2 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 |
-14 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -18 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -16 | -13 | -12 | |
80 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 81 | 72 | 71 | 89 | 95 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 86 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 150 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:04 | — |
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Snowing lightly, refreshing pistes. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Snow falling at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
| Top snow depth: | 195 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 70 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 34 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Nozawa Onsen at the specific elevation of 1108 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Nozawa Onsen. 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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Overall 4.1 Based on 35 votes and 14 reviews
i have been going to Nozawa for the last 9 years. Unfortunately, the resort has become so popular it tends to be overcrowded at times. It doesn't help that the resort has shut off a few skiing areas ie Kandahar slope is rarely open, the old mid area you can't use due to no lift out of there, and only black mogul runs to get out. Also, they never use the lifts on Karasawa anymore which was great for beginners. I really think the resort should look at putting a lift into mid-section so people can utilise it.
brian from Australia writes:
i have been going to Nozawa for the last 9 years. Unfortunately, the resort has become so popular it tends to be overcrowded at times. It doesn't help that the resort has shut off a few skiing areas ie Kandahar slope is rarely open, the old mid area you can't use due to no lift out of there, and only black mogul runs to get out. Also, they never use the lifts on Karasawa anymore which was great for beginners.
I really think the resort should look at putting a lift into mid-section so people can utilise it.
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