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Yamagata Zao Onsen at 1220 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 14 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | light rain | t-storm risk | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
min °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
chill °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Humid % | 98 | 92 | 94 | 86 | 68 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 88 | 86 | 73 | 84 | 78 | 93 | 92 | 93 |
Freeze m | 4800 | 4750 | 4750 | 4800 | 4850 | 5000 | 5150 | 5100 | 5150 | 5150 | 4950 | 5200 | 5150 | 5200 | 5250 | 5100 |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:27 | — |
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Yamagata Zao Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Zao Onsen by Chris Ivin
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Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Overall 3.3 Based on 14 votes and 2 reviews
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- Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.
Visitor Reviews of Yamagata Zao Onsen
Diane and Morris from Australia writes:
We have skied at Zao for the last 4 years. We love it here because it has let us experience traditional Japanese culture. Although there is not much English spoken here, we have managed. Although, the first year was a bit of a shock we have found the locals very friendly and helpful. In fact, some people even recognise us year after year. We hope to visit again. The resorts we have stayed in have easy access to the chairlifts and the locker rooms are good. Love the onsens. The runs suit us as we prefer green runs. There are more difficult runs. We also found an English speaking instructor and English maps.
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