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Chateau Shiozawa at 579 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 01 Oct 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 10.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | |
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mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
max °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
min °C | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
chill °C | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Humid % | 76 | 48 | 98 | 92 | 87 | 86 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 64 | 68 | 82 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 88 | 98 | 97 |
Freeze m | 4600 | 4500 | 3900 | 3650 | 3050 | 3350 | 3500 | 3500 | 3550 | 3500 | 3350 | 3650 | 3800 | 4150 | 4150 | 4200 | 4200 | 4250 |
 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
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Chateau Shiozawa Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 20 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of October has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Chateau Shiozawa at the specific elevation of 579 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Chateau Shiozawa. 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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