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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #293
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Sapphire Valley at 1036 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | |
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2 | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | |
max °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
min °C | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
4 | 4 | -7 | -5 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
97 | 94 | 98 | 51 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 30 | 44 | 60 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 79 | 93 | 93 | |
2950 | 2950 | 3000 | 1300 | 3300 | 3250 | 3400 | 3600 | 3700 | 3400 | 3200 | 2850 | 2450 | 1900 | 2850 | 3250 | 3350 | 3750 | |
 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
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Latest snow reports near Sapphire Valley:
Sapphire Valley Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 117 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 30 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in USA - North Carolina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in USA - North Carolina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Sapphire Valley at the specific elevation of 1036 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sapphire 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 United States.
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