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Nozawa Onsen at 1650 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 15 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
max °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
min °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
chill °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Humid % | 85 | 81 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 80 | 83 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 79 | 88 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
Freeze m | 4800 | 4850 | 4900 | 4900 | 4900 | 5000 | 5100 | 5100 | 5150 | 5150 | 5050 | 5050 | 5050 | 5100 | 5250 | 5150 | 5250 | 5100 |
 | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:31 | — |
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Nozawa Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 7 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Nozawa Onsen at the specific elevation of 1650 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 4.0 Based on 45 votes and 14 reviews
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- Kenneth from Australia writes:
Great skiing, and town centre. Sadly, vegan options on the ski fields are poor to non existent. You need to take your own lunch to ski. The town is too far in ski boots, and any options were sold out. Vegans beware.
Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Kenneth from Australia writes:
Great skiing, and town centre. Sadly, vegan options on the ski fields are poor to non existent. You need to take your own lunch to ski. The town is too far in ski boots, and any options were sold out. Vegans beware.
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