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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 17 December 2025: Siberian cold fuels relentless powder storms, with Hokkaido leading Japan’s mid-winter surge.
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Rakanzan Highland at 950 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
min °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
71 | 72 | 43 | 48 | 88 | 79 | 84 | 78 | 93 | 86 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 41 | 45 | 88 | 98 | |
1700 | 1900 | 2500 | 2650 | 2400 | 2550 | 2650 | 2850 | 3000 | 2650 | 2400 | 1350 | 1400 | 1450 | 2500 | 2750 | 2700 | 2750 | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
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Rakanzan Highland Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 13 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamaguchi are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of December has on average:
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | 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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