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Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Shirakabako Royal Hill at 1600 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 0 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
min °C | 0 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -6 |
-4 | -16 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -13 | -9 | -4 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | |
99 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 54 | 49 | 42 | 64 | 57 | 41 | 49 | 56 | 52 | 89 | 79 | 48 | 83 | |
2500 | 1400 | 550 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 250 | 750 | 1350 | 750 | 1100 | 1600 | 1100 | 1300 | 1550 | 700 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 4:37 | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild with light rain (total 5.0mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Rain and snow or hail reported from Suwa at 762 metres elevation 7 kms SSW of Kirigamine Ski Resort from Kirigamine
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3 hours agoContinuous light rain reported from Suwa at 762 metres elevation 7 kms SSW of Kirigamine but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kirigamine
Shirakabako Royal Hill Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 8 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 24 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of December has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
3.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Shirakabako Royal Hill at the specific elevation of 1600 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Shirakabako Royal Hill. 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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