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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #292
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 10 December 2025: early-season bases deepen rapidly as Siberian air drives repeated snow across Hokkaido and Honshu
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Zao Sarukura at 710 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 11 Dec 2025
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AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | |
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— | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
min °C | 3 | 2 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 |
-1 | -5 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -6 | -7 | -8 | |
62 | 51 | 88 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 97 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 92 | |
1400 | 1700 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 600 | 0 | 700 | 1250 | 1000 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 600 | 850 | 850 | |
 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:19 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mild at first with light rain (total 4.0mm) on Thu night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly severe gales.
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Zao Sarukura Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 10 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of December has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Yamagata are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Zao Sarukura at the specific elevation of 710 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Zao Sarukura. 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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