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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #304
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 4 March 2026: Japan's ski season transitions to spring, with Hokkaido's powder still reliable but Honshu seeing warmer temperatures, rain, and softening snow.
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Iwappara at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 06 Mar 2026
Iwappara Weather
(Next 3 days):
Iwappara Weather (Days 4-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.Iwappara Weather (Days 7-16):
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some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | some clouds | |
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max °C | 5 | 6 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -1 | 0 | -2 |
min °C | 4 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -1 | -4 |
1 | 0 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -12 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -3 | -3 | -7 | |
46 | 64 | 94 | 96 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 92 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 71 | 84 | 56 | 76 | 88 | |
1850 | 1950 | 1550 | 750 | 700 | 200 | 250 | 500 | 0 | 450 | 700 | 0 | 300 | 550 | 0 | 600 | 950 | 500 | |
 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Iwappara Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 5 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 1 of March has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | 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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