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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Kawaba at 1580 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | cloudy | |
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max °C | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
min °C | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -7 |
-16 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -17 | -22 | -16 | -10 | -12 | |
77 | 68 | 75 | 65 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 88 | 70 | 83 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 65 | 77 | |
350 | 450 | 0 | 300 | 500 | 0 | 350 | 550 | 0 | 750 | 800 | 150 | 1050 | 850 | 0 | 250 | 700 | 0 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Mon night).
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Kawaba Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kawaba at the specific elevation of 1580 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kawaba. 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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