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Nozawa Onsen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Nozawa Onsen is: Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Nozawa Onsen Weather (Days 4-6): Mild with moderate rain (total 13.0mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.3 m | -12 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -9 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.0 m | -4 | |
Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
Clear skies at Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama. No wind today. Cold. There is knee-deep fresh snow. Lifts are all open. Excellent snow conditions on piste. It's an off-piste powder day! from Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama
Powder day!. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
It is snowing steadily at Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort. from Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort
It is snowing steadily at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Snow is falling in Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji. from Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji
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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light rain | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | snow shwrs | |
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1 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -2 | -3 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | -4 | -7 | -6 | 1 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -3 |
-8 | -10 | -10 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -3 | |
86 | 78 | 69 | 77 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 68 | 76 | 87 | 98 | 97 | 96 | 74 | 82 | 83 | |
0 | 300 | 0 | 1150 | 1150 | 200 | 150 | 300 | 0 | 750 | 1500 | 1500 | 850 | 650 | 250 | 650 | 1250 | 750 | |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — |
Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Mild with moderate rain (total 13.0mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
Clear skies at Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama. No wind today. Cold. There is knee-deep fresh snow. Lifts are all open. Excellent snow conditions on piste. It's an off-piste powder day! from Shiga Kogen-Nishidateyama
Powder day!. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
It is snowing steadily at Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort. from Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort
It is snowing steadily at Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Snow is falling in Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji. from Kitashinshu Kitashiga Takaifuji
| Top snow depth: | 230 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 100 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 57 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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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Overall 4.1 Based on 33 votes and 13 reviews
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.
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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