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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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Hanawa at 505 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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8 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -8 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
-18 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -9 | -15 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -10 | |
94 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 79 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 96 | 91 | 86 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 91 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:22 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 4:24 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).
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Hanawa Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 24 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Akita are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of January has on average:
1.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.2 | 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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