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Raicho Valley Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Raicho Valley is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8.0mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Raicho Valley Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 4.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | -6 |  | ||||
| Middle Lift: | -4 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | -4 | |
Latest snow reports near Raicho Valley:
Light rain reported from Sasazu wx at 69 metres elevation 5 kms NW of Sarukurayama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Sarukurayama
Light rain reported from Nanto-shi wx at 65 metres elevation 8 kms WSW of Tonami Yumenotaira but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Tonami Yumenotaira
Snow falling at Hirayu Onsen. from Hirayu Onsen
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | |  | |
snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -2 | -3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
min °C | -4 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
-4 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
96 | 65 | 51 | 64 | 39 | 81 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 68 | 81 | 56 | 58 | 71 | 44 | |
550 | 0 | 1150 | 1500 | 950 | 1450 | 1550 | 1700 | 1550 | 1300 | 650 | 900 | 1050 | 400 | 1200 | 1450 | 1600 | |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 4:34 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:34 | — |
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8.0mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Light rain (total 4.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Raicho Valley:
Light rain reported from Sasazu wx at 69 metres elevation 5 kms NW of Sarukurayama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Sarukurayama
Light rain reported from Nanto-shi wx at 65 metres elevation 8 kms WSW of Tonami Yumenotaira but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Tonami Yumenotaira
Snow falling at Hirayu Onsen. from Hirayu Onsen
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 57 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Raicho Valley at the specific elevation of 874 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Raicho Valley. 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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