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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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Kutsuki at 580 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | clear | snow shwrs | mod. snow | |
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2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
min °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -3 |
-6 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -5 | -12 | |
86 | 87 | 76 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 63 | 66 | 87 | |
400 | 400 | 400 | 450 | 550 | 550 | 650 | 950 | 900 | 1000 | 1050 | 500 | 850 | 1300 | 1050 | 1000 | 1000 | 400 | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mild at first with light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).
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Kutsuki Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 3 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Shiga are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kutsuki at the specific elevation of 580 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kutsuki. 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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