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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #292
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 10 December 2025: early-season bases deepen rapidly as Siberian air drives repeated snow across Hokkaido and Honshu
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Hanawa at 505 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 11 Dec 2025
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light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | |
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4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | |
8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 4 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
min °C | 1 | 1 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -6 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
-4 | -2 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -16 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -6 | -4 | -4 | |
97 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 87 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 97 | 84 | 93 | 76 | 98 | 99 | |
750 | 1300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 700 | 450 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 550 | 800 | |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:10 | — | — | 4:10 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Heavy rain (total 20.0mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
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Hanawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 11 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of December has on average:
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Hanawa at the specific elevation of 505 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hanawa. 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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