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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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Iwappara at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | |
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4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | |
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max °C | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
min °C | -7 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 |
-12 | -11 | -7 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -16 | -15 | -8 | -8 | -7 | |
91 | 90 | 94 | 81 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 80 | 91 | 94 | 94 | 76 | 66 | 63 | |
0 | 300 | 0 | 150 | 200 | 0 | 250 | 450 | 0 | 500 | 700 | 0 | 900 | 400 | 0 | 300 | 650 | 0 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).
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Iwappara Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 18 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (2)
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Week 1 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Iwappara at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Iwappara. 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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