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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 17 December 2025: Siberian cold fuels relentless powder storms, with Hokkaido leading Japan’s mid-winter surge.
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Mt Norikura at 2000 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 19 Dec 2025
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clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | mod. rain | light snow | clear | cloudy | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | |
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— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
min °C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
-4 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -13 | |
38 | 49 | 49 | 93 | 61 | 73 | 95 | 99 | 76 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 47 | 85 | 93 | 97 | 76 | |
1950 | 2450 | 2000 | 2350 | 2700 | 2800 | 2750 | 2750 | 1600 | 1000 | 1250 | 1100 | 1750 | 2200 | 1950 | 2000 | 2300 | 1500 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 13.0mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
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Mt Norikura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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 2000 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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