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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Wakasa Hyonosen at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | |
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max °C | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
min °C | -4 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -2 |
-11 | -11 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -5 | -5 | -6 | |
93 | 92 | 97 | 73 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 95 | 90 | 97 | 96 | 59 | 50 | 79 | |
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).
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Latest snow reports near Wakasa Hyonosen:
27 km away from Wakasa Hyonosen
2 hours ago
Shower light rain shower reported from Tajima Airport at 327 metres elevation 8 kms E of Kannabe Kogen Ookayama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kannabe Kogen Ookayama
27 km away from Wakasa Hyonosen
3 hours agoContinuous light rain reported from Toyooka at 4 metres elevation 9 kms ENE of Kannabe Kogen Ookayama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kannabe Kogen Ookayama
27 km away from Wakasa Hyonosen
6 hours agoModerate to heavy freezing rain reported from Toyooka at 4 metres elevation 9 kms ENE of Kannabe Kogen Ookayama but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Kannabe Kogen Ookayama
Wakasa Hyonosen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Tottori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
1.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Wakasa Hyonosen Forecast Snowfall
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Other resorts in Japan - Tottori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Wakasa Hyonosen at the specific elevation of 985 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Wakasa Hyonosen. 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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