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Rakanzan Highland at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Jun 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 170.0mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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heavy rain | mod. rain | heavy rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | clear | light rain | light rain | t-storm risk | clear | clear | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 70 | 8 | 67 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
max °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
min °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
chill °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Humid % | 98 | 99 | 92 | 88 | 84 | 94 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 85 | 84 | 86 | 80 | 89 | 77 | 86 | 85 |
Freeze m | 4800 | 4850 | 4700 | 4350 | 4500 | 4750 | 5050 | 5050 | 4800 | 4400 | 4550 | 4600 | 4650 | 4700 | 4750 | 4600 | 4700 | 4700 |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
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Rakanzan Highland Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 9 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamaguchi are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of June 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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Other resorts in Japan - Yamaguchi are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Rakanzan Highland at the specific elevation of 950 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Rakanzan Highland. 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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