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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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Hakuba Minekata at 945 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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mod. rain | heavy rain | snow shwrs | heavy snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | — | 8 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | |
8 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 3 | 3 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -4 | -3 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
min °C | 5 | 3 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -6 |
3 | 1 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -6 | |
99 | 99 | 95 | 87 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 58 | 51 | 64 | 88 | 90 | 81 | 78 | |
2350 | 1550 | 1150 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 650 | 1100 | 0 | 1000 | 1600 | 1200 | 1150 | 1050 | 0 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 24.0mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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28 hours agoSnowing at a moderate rate at Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
Hakuba Minekata Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Week 4 of December has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakuba Minekata at the specific elevation of 945 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakuba Minekata. 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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