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Joetsu Kokusai Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Joetsu Kokusai is: Light rain (total 4.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Joetsu Kokusai Weather (Days 4-6): Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -7 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -3 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0 | |
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
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | |
light snow | snow shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | mod. rain | heavy rain | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | light snow | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
max °C | 0 | 1 | -3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
min °C | -1 | -6 | -6 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
-5 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 3 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
92 | 86 | 76 | 80 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 77 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 79 | 96 | 99 | |
0 | 200 | 0 | 1450 | 1150 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 800 | 1550 | 1100 | 700 | 550 | 400 | 900 | 1200 | 700 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
Light rain (total 4.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Heavy rain (total 39.0mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri 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: | 47 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 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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