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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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Sapporo Bankei at 383 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 18 Dec 2025
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | |
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max °C | -6 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -2 | -2 | 2 |
min °C | -7 | -7 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -2 |
-12 | -12 | -5 | -4 | -4 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -7 | -7 | |
71 | 86 | 70 | 80 | 94 | 89 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 86 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 65 | 66 | 83 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 900 | 1400 | 1650 | 1700 | 1650 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 4:00 | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild with light rain (total 5.0mm) on Sat night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3.0mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Sapporo Bankei:
2 km away from Sapporo Bankei
45 minutes ago
Freezing rain reported from Sapporo at 241 metres elevation only 4 kms NNE of Mt Moiwa ski area but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Mt Moiwa ski area
29 km away from Sapporo Bankei
45 minutes agoFreezing rain reported from Otaru at 26 metres elevation only 3 kms ENE of Otaru Tenguyama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Otaru Tenguyama
Sapporo Bankei Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (6) / good piste (6)
Snow History
Week 3 of December has on average:
2.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.1 | 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 - Hokkaido are reporting: powder (6) / good piste (6)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Sapporo Bankei at the specific elevation of 383 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sapporo Bankei. 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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