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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 17 December 2025: Siberian cold fuels relentless powder storms, with Hokkaido leading Japan’s mid-winter surge.
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Joetsu Kokusai at 608 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
-3 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
98 | 86 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 57 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 95 | 98 | 99 | 88 | 73 | 52 | 56 | 65 | |
600 | 650 | 0 | 2000 | 2500 | 2600 | 2500 | 2700 | 2800 | 2900 | 2350 | 1100 | 750 | 750 | 250 | 1400 | 2100 | 2250 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:29 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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20 hours agoNo clouds over Naeba today. No wind here. Temperatures are around freezing. A dusting of new snow. Only some lifts are open. from Naeba
Joetsu Kokusai Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 12 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of December has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Joetsu Kokusai at the specific elevation of 608 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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