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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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Iwappara at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 11 Dec 2025
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some clouds | cloudy | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | 30 | 10 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 1 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
min °C | 3 | 4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
0 | 0 | -15 | -18 | -15 | -12 | -4 | -6 | -6 | 1 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -3 | |
51 | 56 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 84 | 68 | 74 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 80 | 65 | 53 | |
1700 | 1850 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 850 | 1550 | 1750 | 1450 | 650 | 550 | 550 | 400 | 650 | 850 | 500 | |
 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:29 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 5.0mm) on Sun morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.
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Iwappara Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 13 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 9 Dec 2025 |
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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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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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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