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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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Mt Norikura at 1490 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -5 | -6 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -11 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -1 | -2 | -6 |
min °C | -7 | -9 | -13 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -3 | -8 | -13 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -3 | -5 | -10 |
-10 | -13 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -11 | -20 | |
79 | 80 | 84 | 80 | 73 | 86 | 73 | 71 | 83 | 92 | 85 | 77 | 41 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 75 | 93 | |
400 | 550 | 0 | 300 | 550 | 0 | 700 | 1050 | 450 | 1000 | 1150 | 0 | 650 | 1300 | 400 | 1050 | 1150 | 200 | |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Mt Norikura:
36 km away from Mt Norikura
2 hours ago
Freezing rain reported from Takajama at 562 metres elevation only 4 kms NE of Harayama Shimin but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Harayama Shimin
36 km away from Mt Norikura
3 hours agoContinuous light snow reported from Takajama at 562 metres elevation only 4 kms NE of Harayama Shimin Ski Resort from Harayama Shimin
Mt Norikura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Mt Norikura
Powder at Mt.Norikura by itaru okuhara
Sunset of Mt.Norikura 29.Nov 2011 by Itaru2560
We had Snow ! by itaru okuhara
Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Mt Norikura at the specific elevation of 1490 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Mt Norikura. 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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Resort name is also written as Norikura Kogen Onsen.
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