Nozawa Onsen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Nozawa Onsen is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Nozawa Onsen Weather (Days 4-6): A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.0 m | -8 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -5 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 0.7 m | -2 | |
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
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max °C | -3 | -3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 |
min °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 |
-10 | -8 | -5 | 2 | 1 | -5 | -6 | -12 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -14 | |
90 | 91 | 47 | 42 | 58 | 87 | 93 | 90 | 95 | 92 | 85 | 91 | 78 | 84 | 94 | 96 | 88 | 92 | |
550 | 750 | 0 | 2000 | 2050 | 1650 | 950 | 750 | 250 | 250 | 550 | 0 | 500 | 750 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 0 | |
 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
Great snow conditions throughout area. Clear blue skies, most lifts are open. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Rain and snow or hail reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen Ski Resort from Iizuna Kogen
Snow falling at Myoko Suginohara. from Myoko Suginohara
Snowing heavily at Akakura Onsen. from Akakura Onsen
Heavy snow is falling in Akakura Onsen. from Akakura Onsen
| Top snow depth: | 195 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 65 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 19 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Nozawa Onsen at the specific elevation of 1108 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 4.0 Based on 45 votes and 14 reviews
i have been going to Nozawa for the last 9 years. Unfortunately, the resort has become so popular it tends to be overcrowded at times. It doesn't help that the resort has shut off a few skiing areas ie Kandahar slope is rarely open, the old mid area you can't use due to no lift out of there, and only black mogul runs to get out. Also, they never use the lifts on Karasawa anymore which was great for beginners. I really think the resort should look at putting a lift into mid-section so people can utilise it.
brian from Australia writes:
i have been going to Nozawa for the last 9 years. Unfortunately, the resort has become so popular it tends to be overcrowded at times. It doesn't help that the resort has shut off a few skiing areas ie Kandahar slope is rarely open, the old mid area you can't use due to no lift out of there, and only black mogul runs to get out. Also, they never use the lifts on Karasawa anymore which was great for beginners.
I really think the resort should look at putting a lift into mid-section so people can utilise it.
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