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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
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Nozawa Onsen at 565 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max °C | 1 | -2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
-3 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | 3 | -1 | -1 | |
82 | 63 | 62 | 69 | 61 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 96 | 98 | 95 | 87 | 70 | 48 | 54 | 62 | |
700 | 0 | 2050 | 2500 | 2600 | 2550 | 2700 | 2900 | 2950 | 2600 | 1150 | 550 | 550 | 0 | 1800 | 2150 | 2350 | |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:32 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
29 km away from Nozawa Onsen
4 hours ago
Rain and snow or hail reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort from Kanayasan
36 km away from Nozawa Onsen
4 hours agoRain and snow or hail reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
36 km away from Nozawa Onsen
6 hours agoModerate to heavy freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
Nozawa Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 125 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 20 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Nozawa Onsen Forecast Snowfall
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Nozawa Onsen at the specific elevation of 565 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Nozawa Onsen. 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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Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Overall 4.2 Based on 32 votes and 13 reviews
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- Simone Flores from Japan writes:
Nozawa Onsen is one of those special places on the planet that will keep drawing you back. We travel a lot for work and adventures and usually make a habit of not going back to the same place twice. But Nozawa is the exception and we go there almost every year and have been doing so for a few years now. The snow is amazing and that in itself is a big draw card but there is so much more with the food, culture and authentic traditional feel. We always stay with the good folk at Lodge Nagano. They have been there a long time and know the village and mountain very well; great friendly vibe and everything is easy. We had some friends with kids last season so stayed at their Nozawa Central Apartments just down the road. Also an awesome set up with the rental shop down stairs and great staff. It is also very easy to get there now with either the snow shuttle of the plane or the new Bullet train that stops in Iiyama just down the road. We always try and go later in the season; in early March when the snow is still good but no crowds at all.
Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Simone Flores from Japan writes:
Nozawa Onsen is one of those special places on the planet that will keep drawing you back. We travel a lot for work and adventures and usually make a habit of not going back to the same place twice. But Nozawa is the exception and we go there almost every year and have been doing so for a few years now.
The snow is amazing and that in itself is a big draw card but there is so much more with the food, culture and authentic traditional feel. We always stay with the good folk at Lodge Nagano. They have been there a long time and know the village and mountain very well; great friendly vibe and everything is easy. We had some friends with kids last season so stayed at their Nozawa Central Apartments just down the road. Also an awesome set up with the rental shop down stairs and great staff.
It is also very easy to get there now with either the snow shuttle of the plane or the new Bullet train that stops in Iiyama just down the road. We always try and go later in the season; in early March when the snow is still good but no crowds at all.
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