Nozawa Onsen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Nozawa Onsen is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
Nozawa Onsen Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 2.5 m | -7 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | -4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.3 m | -3 | |
Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
|  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
— | — | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -1 | -1 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
min °C | -5 | -3 | -3 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
-7 | -6 | -8 | -19 | -17 | -10 | -8 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
87 | 71 | 59 | 95 | 89 | 86 | 61 | 33 | 49 | 60 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 23 | 32 | 61 | |
200 | 650 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 800 | 1150 | 700 | 1450 | 1800 | 2100 | 2500 | 2600 | 2400 | |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
Snowing at Kagura. from Kagura
| Top snow depth: | 250 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 125 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 9 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
1.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
2.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | 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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