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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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Biwako Valley at 1174 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
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max °C | -6 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -5 |
min °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -7 |
-13 | -16 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -9 | -13 | -14 | -6 | 0 | -5 | -6 | -12 | -19 | |
85 | 91 | 83 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 80 | 95 | 86 | 31 | 25 | 44 | 71 | 80 | 93 | |
400 | 350 | 350 | 400 | 600 | 550 | 650 | 1000 | 950 | 1000 | 1000 | 500 | 900 | 1300 | 1100 | 950 | 1050 | 450 | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).
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Biwako Valley Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 3 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Biwako Valley at the specific elevation of 1174 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Biwako Valley. 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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