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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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Heavens Sonohara Snow World at 1600 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | |
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max °C | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 |
min °C | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -11 |
-14 | -15 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -14 | -22 | |
83 | 87 | 66 | 87 | 69 | 61 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 90 | 85 | 25 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 65 | 76 | 95 | |
450 | 500 | 0 | 300 | 750 | 0 | 700 | 1050 | 650 | 900 | 1050 | 0 | 800 | 1300 | 900 | 1050 | 1050 | 150 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).
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Heavens Sonohara Snow World Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 25 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Heavens Sonohara Snow World at the specific elevation of 1600 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Heavens Sonohara Snow World. 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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