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Joetsu Kokusai Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Joetsu Kokusai is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Joetsu Kokusai Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 44.0mm), mainly falling Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 0 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | 2 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 4 | |
Latest snow reports near Joetsu Kokusai:
It is snowing steadily in Gala Yuzawa. from Gala Yuzawa
Clear skies at Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama. No wind today. Cold. There is knee-deep fresh snow. Lifts are all open. Excellent snow conditions on piste. It's an off-piste powder day! from Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama
Snow falling at Nozawa Onsen. from Nozawa Onsen
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | |
clear | mod. rain | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod. snow | light rain | light snow | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 15 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
min °C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -8 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | -8 | 2 | -3 | -3 | |
70 | 96 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 79 | 89 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 88 | 74 | 93 | 75 | |
1350 | 1050 | 250 | 150 | 250 | 0 | 900 | 1650 | 1150 | 800 | 600 | 450 | 500 | 550 | 0 | 1100 | 1750 | 2050 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 44.0mm), mainly falling Fri morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Joetsu Kokusai:
It is snowing steadily in Gala Yuzawa. from Gala Yuzawa
Clear skies at Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama. No wind today. Cold. There is knee-deep fresh snow. Lifts are all open. Excellent snow conditions on piste. It's an off-piste powder day! from Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama
Snow falling at Nozawa Onsen. from Nozawa Onsen
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 51 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Joetsu Kokusai at the specific elevation of 200 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Joetsu Kokusai. 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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