Sign In with Apple
Snow Report
Webcams
Ski Resort Guide
Snow History
Snow Alerts
Snow
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.
View forecast
Mt Norikura at 1490 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
Now
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | |
mod. rain | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 4 | 1 | 0 | -7 | -9 | -13 | -5 | -5 | -9 | -1 | -1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -9 |
min °C | 4 | 0 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -6 | -11 |
2 | -2 | -12 | -12 | -19 | -18 | -8 | -9 | -13 | -5 | -6 | -11 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -4 | -9 | -11 | |
99 | 99 | 84 | 83 | 71 | 76 | 53 | 64 | 76 | 74 | 63 | 67 | 60 | 69 | 96 | 93 | 78 | 68 | |
2550 | 2000 | 1000 | 450 | 100 | 0 | 250 | 650 | 0 | 700 | 1400 | 0 | 1100 | 1500 | 1250 | 1250 | 1150 | 0 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:43 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild at first with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Popular Mt Norikura Pages
Snow Radar
Submit a report
Latest snow reports near Mt Norikura:
49 km away from Mt Norikura
23 hours ago
Continuous light rain reported from Suwa at 762 metres elevation 7 kms SSW of Kirigamine but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kirigamine
Mt Norikura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of December has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Mt Norikura Forecast Snowfall
Sign up or Login to accessSnow-Forecast Partner Offers
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 (0) / good piste (0)
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.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Resort name is also written as Norikura Kogen Onsen.
Visitor Reviews of Mt Norikura
Nearest