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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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Yanaba at 985 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | heavy snow | |
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2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -4 | -5 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -6 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
min °C | -5 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -4 | -8 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -8 |
-5 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -3 | -5 | -6 | 0 | -4 | -17 | |
77 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 82 | 68 | 67 | 82 | 92 | 92 | 83 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 45 | 58 | 93 | |
300 | 350 | 0 | 300 | 600 | 0 | 600 | 1000 | 400 | 950 | 900 | 0 | 450 | 1150 | 200 | 950 | 1300 | 200 | |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Yanaba:
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Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Yanaba Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 13 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
2.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.4 | 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 - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Yanaba 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 Yanaba. 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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