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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Minowa at 1500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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light rain | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 4 | 1 | 0 | -8 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | 3 | 0 | -5 | -9 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -7 |
3 | -3 | -15 | -22 | -28 | -30 | -23 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 | |
93 | 100 | 94 | 85 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 67 | 78 | 87 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 47 | 92 | 84 | 88 | |
2350 | 1900 | 1550 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 550 | 800 | 0 | 1200 | 1350 | 1550 | 1000 | 800 | 200 | |
 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:24 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:25 | — | — | 4:27 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:28 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Drizzle on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the W by Mon night).
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| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of December has on average:
1.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Fukushima are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minowa at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minowa. 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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